how to set number of lines

[carroll at s.cs.uiuc.edu]

/* Written  3:25 am  Jul  2, 1989 by irf at kuling.UUCP in s.cs.uiuc.edu:comp.unix.questions */
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In article <216000017 at s.cs.uiuc.edu> carroll at s.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
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>In article <163 at jma.UUCP> max at jma.UUCP(Max Heffler @ Landmark Graphics) writes:
>>xs	set noglob; eval `resize`
>What do you do for rlogins to systems without any X-windows support on them?

[1] The "eval `resize`" works in any environment, not just for X. 
[ ... ]
[2] I am not sure whether BSD supports LINES and COLUMNS.
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1. No X-windows -> no resize command -> eval `resize` ->
   eval resize: command not found -> failure.

2. The BSD I work on does _not_ support LINES and COLUMNS, as I found out to
   my dismay when they first moved me here. (4.3BSD on a Vax-780). I don't think
   SunOS does either.

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