Module: Puppet::Util::Terminal

Defined in:
lib/puppet/util/terminal.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.width ⇒ Number

Attempts to determine the width of the terminal. This is currently only supported on POSIX systems, and relies on the claims of stty (or tput).

Inspired by code from Thor; thanks wycats!

Returns:

  • (Number) —

    The column width of the terminal. Defaults to 80 columns.



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# File 'lib/puppet/util/terminal.rb', line 7

def self.width
  if Puppet.features.posix?
    result = %x{stty size 2>/dev/null}.split[1] ||
             %x{tput cols 2>/dev/null}.split[0]
  end
  return (result || '80').to_i
rescue
  return 80
end