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rinzler

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Registered: 2017-07-27

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[SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

I recently installed arch linux..
I found some things that are different from previous install..

1) I installed Cinnamon as a DE... After installation I opened Home folder. Nemo is my default file manager. There are no other folders in home except Desktop.. I don't know why...

2) Main problem is when I updating or installing new packages. terminal output wrapping is not correct. I mean when resized the window It won't adjust according to that. It's just overflowing to the next line..
I checked arch forum and other forums for solutions.I found some relevent solution but they didn't solved my question. During last time installation I didn't found any of these problems..

I don't know how to use `imgur` Some one point me in a correct direction, so that I can show those terminal images.

Thank you..

EDIT 1 : Terminal Images :   https://imgur.com/a/fFmvk

Last edited by rinzler (2017-12-20 09:04:41)

smlb

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

1. https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/

2. Just screenshot the "problem", go to imgur.com  and add the image, paste the link here.

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rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

I found another thing that When we are changing clock settings are mounting partitions It should ask root password.
But my system asking password. But it is not the root password. It is the current user password. Entering root password showing 'Authentication Failure'

How I created my user is

useradd -m -g users -G wheel,storage,power -s /bin/bash krishna

I edited my /etc/sudoers as this
## Same thing without a password
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
Defaults rootpw

just uncommented the line `%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL`
and Added `Defaults rootpw`

Is it related to the above problem , if yes how can I solve...

rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

Terminal Image :: https://imgur.com/a/fFmvk

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

All of these are easy to solve - but which one do you want this thread to be about?  pick one.

As is, we're only 5 posts in and it's already a maddeningly schizophrenic thread.

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rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

I want to know the answer for gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem rest of them I will solve them on my own...

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

OK.  Then...

I checked arch forum and other forums for solutions.I found some relevent solution but they didn't solved my question.

How about you tell us which solutions you have tried so we don't have to spend time going through things you've already tried.

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rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

1) a post from unix.stackexchange
solution1

shopt | grep checkwinsize
checkwinsize     on

above is the output from my terminal. It is the correct setting but I
don't why it's not working.

2) Arch forum solution1
3)linuxquestionssolution

None of them working.

Terminal output : ::: https://imgur.com/a/YnXwG

rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

As shown in this post

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=628638

I have a shell script like this

#!/bin/bash

#ss.sh
echo $COLUMNS
echo $LINES
echo "completed"

When I run that shell script in terminal as a normal script.
Case 1:

$[krishna@ssl ~]$   ss.sh


completed.

But when I run that shell script using source command.
Case 2:

$[krishna@ssl ~]$  source ss.sh
80
24
completed
 

Case 1 showing that child process didn't get $COLUMN variable which resulted in poor wrapping of terminal output...
As shown in case 2 parent process get those variable changed when I resized window.
I think this is the my actual problem how can I solve it??

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

No, COLUMNS and LINES cannot be counted on for that.  Use `tput cols` and `tput lines`

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rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

tput cols
tput lines

above two are working perfectly. Even when window resized they are showing updated values..But don't know how to solve the problem. I've searched alot about this But many of the search results are just showing to turn on
`checkwinsize`. However it is switched on default..

I don't know what to do. I didn't install any other packages in my system. It's just core install of arch linux and DE(cinnamon)..Ididn't edited any basrc, bash_profile files too.
Terminator, uxterm,urxvt all of them showing same problem

Terminal output when resizing window  ::   https://imgur.com/a/hLS4n

If you want any logs are any other info please inform me..

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

I'm pretty sure that isn't 'solvable'. You are on the fly adjusting columns and lines and these will only affect newly added output. Why are you not simply sizing your terminal to a size you are comfortable with before running anything that generates output?

rinzler

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

ok ..
I'm marking this problem as [closed]

2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED]gnome-terminal,xterm,terminator output wrapping problem

ok ..
I'm marking this problem as [closed]

Please don't do that. [CLOSED] is used by moderators to denote actual closed threads. If you are abandoning the thread, mark it that way or ask a moderator to close it.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2017-12-16 14:19:52)