package Term::Size;
use strict;
use vars qw(@EXPORT_OK @ISA $VERSION);
use DynaLoader ();
use Exporter ();
@ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
@EXPORT_OK = qw(chars pixels);
$VERSION = '0.209';
bootstrap Term::Size $VERSION;
1;
=encoding utf8
=head1 NAME
Term::Size - Retrieve terminal size (Unix version)
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Term::Size;
($columns, $rows) = Term::Size::chars *STDOUT{IO};
($x, $y) = Term::Size::pixels;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
L<Term::Size> is a Perl module which provides a straightforward way to
retrieve the terminal size.
Both functions take an optional filehandle argument, which defaults to
C<*STDIN{IO}>. They both return a list of two values, which are the
current width and height, respectively, of the terminal associated with
the specified filehandle.
C<Term::Size::chars> returns the size in units of characters, whereas
C<Term::Size::pixels> uses units of pixels.
In a scalar context, both functions return the first element of the
list, that is, the terminal width.
The functions may be imported.
If you need to pass a filehandle to either of the L<Term::Size>
functions, beware that the C<*STDOUT{IO}> syntax is only supported in
Perl 5.004 and later. If you have an earlier version of Perl, or are
interested in backwards compatibility, use C<*STDOUT> instead.
=head1 EXAMPLES
1. Refuse to run in a too narrow window.
use Term::Size;
die "Need 80 column screen" if Term::Size::chars *STDOUT{IO} < 80;
2. Track window size changes.
use Term::Size 'chars';
my $changed = 1;
while (1) {
local $SIG{'WINCH'} = sub { $changed = 1 };
if ($changed) {
($cols, $rows) = chars;
# Redraw, or whatever.
$changed = 0;
}
}
=head1 RETURN VALUES
If there is an error, both functions return C<undef>
in scalar context, or an empty list in list context.
If the terminal size information is not available, the functions
will normally return C<(0, 0)>, but this depends on your system. On
character only terminals, C<pixels> will normally return C<(0, 0)>.
=head1 CAVEATS
L<Term::Size> only works on Unix systems, as it relies on the
C<ioctl> function to retrieve the terminal size. If you need
terminal size in Windows, see L<Term::Size::Win32>.
Before version 0.208, C<chars> and C<pixels> used to return false on error.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Term::Size::Any>, L<Term::Size::Perl>, L<Term::Size::ReadKey>, L<Term::Size::Win32>.
=head1 AUTHOR
Tim Goodwin, <tim@uunet.pipex.com>, 1997-04-23.
=head1 MANTAINER
Adriano Ferreira, <ferreira@cpan.org>, 2006-05-19.
=cut