Variable: async-shell-command-width

async-shell-command-width is a customizable variable defined in simple.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Number of display columns available for asynchronous shell command output.

If nil, use the shell default number (usually 80 columns). If a positive integer, tell the shell to use that number of columns for command output.

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

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 27.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/simple.el.gz
(defcustom async-shell-command-width nil
  "Number of display columns available for asynchronous shell command output.
If nil, use the shell default number (usually 80 columns).
If a positive integer, tell the shell to use that number of columns for
command output."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Use system limit" nil)
                 (integer :tag "Fixed width" :value 80))
  :group 'shell
  :version "27.1")