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.

                        regards, tom lane

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