getTerminalSize

Function

getTerminalSize

Retrieve size of terminal.

getTerminalSize(cols, rows)

Include Headers

seqan/misc/misc_terminal.h

Parameters

cols	The column count is written here. Types: unsigned
rows	The line count is written here. Types: unsigned

Remarks

On Windows, rows contains the number of rows in the terminal *buffer*, not the window.

Return Values

true on success, false otherwise.

Types: bool

Examples

The following demonstrates the usage.

#include <seqan/misc/misc_terminal.h>

unsigned rows = 0, cols = 0;
bool success = getTerminalSize(cols, rows);
std::cerr << "rows == " << rows << ", cols == " << cols
<< ", success == " << success << "\n";

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