David et al: from ?options
"width: controls the maximum number of columns on a line used in printing vectors, matrices and arrays, and when filling by cat. [as Jared said] ... Some R consoles automatically change the value when they are resized." So this behavior depends on the unstated by both of you console in which R is running. Cheers, Bert Bert Gunter "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and sticking things into it." -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:29 AM, David L Carlson <dcarl...@tamu.edu> wrote: > I cannot replicate that on Windows 8 (64 bit or 32 bit): > >> options('width') > $width > [1] 90 > > # Drag the window to resize, then: > >> options('width') > $width > [1] 124 > > ------------------------------------- > David L Carlson > Department of Anthropology > Texas A&M University > College Station, TX 77840-4352 > > -----Original Message----- > From: R-help [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Jared Studyvin > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 10:18 AM > To: Ben Tupper <btup...@bigelow.org> > Cc: r-help mailing list <r-help@r-project.org> > Subject: Re: [R] Current Terminal (console) width > > Ben, > > That options control is about the size of what is printed. I'm looking for > the actual size of the window in real time. > > options('width') ## returns 80 > resize the terminal window > options('width') ## returns 80 > > Sys.getenv('COLUMNS') ## returns current window width > resize the terminal window > Sys.getenv('COLUMNS') ## returns a different value > > This however does not work on a Windows OS. > > Thanks, > > > > > *Jared Studyvin, PhD * > *Statistician* > > > Environmental & Statistical Consultants > 200 S. 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Thank you. > > P Please consider the environment before printing. > > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:48 AM, Ben Tupper <btup...@bigelow.org> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Have you looked at >> >> > > options("width") >> > $width >> > [1] 80 >> >> and does that get at what you need? >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> >> > On Jan 20, 2017, at 9:58 AM, Jared Studyvin <jstudy...@west-inc.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > On a non Windows OS the following command: Sys.getenv("COLUMNS") >> > Will return the current width of the R terminal (console) but this does >> not >> > work on a Windows OS. >> > >> > Does anyone know equivelant R code when install on a Windows OS? >> > >> > I'm using WIndows 10 Pro Version: 1607; R 3.3.2 >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > *Jared Studyvin, PhD * >> > *Statistician* >> > >> > >> > Environmental & Statistical Consultants >> > 200 S. 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