Variable: Man-width-max

Man-width-max is a customizable variable defined in man.el.gz.

Value

80

Documentation

Maximum number of columns allowed for the width of manual pages.

It defines the maximum width for the case when Man-width is customized to a dynamically calculated value depending on the frame/window width. If the width calculated for Man-width is larger than the maximum width, it will be automatically reduced to the width defined by this variable. When nil, there is no limit on maximum width.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 27.1.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 27.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/man.el.gz
(defcustom Man-width-max 80
  "Maximum number of columns allowed for the width of manual pages.
It defines the maximum width for the case when `Man-width' is customized
to a dynamically calculated value depending on the frame/window width.
If the width calculated for `Man-width' is larger than the maximum width,
it will be automatically reduced to the width defined by this variable.
When nil, there is no limit on maximum width."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "No limit" nil)
                 (integer :tag "Max width" :value 80))
  :version "27.1"
  :group 'man)