Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Are others OK with $COLUMNS controlling screen output and file/pipe, or
> > perhaps COLUMNS controlling only file/pipe, as GNU ls does?  I have
> > heard a few people say they only want \pset columns to control
> > file/pipe.
> 
> I agree with the latter.  Anyone who is setting COLUMNS is going to set
> it to reflect the *screen* width they want; it has zero to do with
> what should happen for output going somewhere else than the screen.

OK, that's what I thought, and what I think Peter wants, and what the
posted patch does.

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