Query /dev/tty for the terminal size #130
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The device file /dev/tty is available even if stdout is closed or redirected, in which case the width would have been reported as 0 rather than the size of the terminal that we're running in. Tested on both macOS and Linux and behaves as expected.
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The device file
/dev/ttyis available even ifstdoutis closed or redirected, in which case the width would have been reported as 0 rather than the size of the terminal that we're running in.Tested on both macOS and Linux and behaves as expected.