change environment variable

Hi all, when I do echo $COLUMNS, I see the value 131. Now this variable is not exported at all from my shell and I need to change it to 72. Does anyone have clues on 1. How to change it 2. Any gotchas that I may face. Thanks -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington [EMAIL PROTECTED] The box said

Re: change environment variable

On Wednesday 08 October 2003 08:19 am, Odhiambo Washington wrote: Hi all, when I do echo $COLUMNS, I see the value 131. Now this variable is not exported at all from my shell and I need to change it to 72. Does anyone have clues on 1. How to change it This depends on your shell. Csh uses