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1.\" resizewin
2.\"
3.\" Query terminal for size and inform the kernel
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28.\" $FreeBSD$
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30.Dd May 9, 2017
31.Dt RESIZEWIN 1
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm resizewin
35.Nd update terminal size
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Nm
38.Op Fl z
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42utility
43queries the terminal emulator for the current window size and updates
44the size known to the kernel using the
45.Dv TIOCSWINSZ
46ioctl.
47.Pp
48The following options are available:
49.Bl -tag -width ".Fl z"
50.It Fl z
51Do nothing unless the current kernel terminal size is zero.
52This is useful when run from a user's profile (shell startup) scripts:
53querying the window size is required for serial lines, but not when
54logging in over the network, as protocols like TELNET or SSH already
55handle the terminal size by themselves.
56.El
57.Pp
58After a terminal window has been resized, running
59.Nm
60updates the kernel's window size to match the new size.
61.Pp
62.Nm
63is functionally similar to
64.Xr resize 1 ,
65which is part of the
66.Xr xterm 1 Pq Pa ports/x11/xterm
67distribution.
68However,
69.Nm
70only works with VT100/ANSI-compatible terminals and does not emit
71commands to set environment variables.
72.Pp
73The terminal is assumed to be VT100/ANSI compatible.
74The VT100/ANSI escape sequences are supported by virtually all modern
75terminals, including xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal, iTerm,
76Terminal.app, and PuTTY.
77.Sh SEE ALSO
78.Xr stty 1 ,
79.Xr tty 4
80.Sh HISTORY
81The
82.Nm
83command first appeared in
84.Fx 11.0 .
85