Tips & Tricks

VI editor shows the error terminal too wide 

Connected to solaris server through putty and try to edit a file with vi editor. Following error display.

(user:current)% vi Makefile64.backup 
Terminal too wide

Resolution

Increase the number of columns using stty command . This command used to manage the characteristics of the terminal.

stty columns 100 

 stty --version,  stty -a or --all,  stty -g, stty --help 

References:

• orahow

Open Command Prompt here

1.Press WIN +E, Navigate to folder then Press ALT + D to select address bar and type cmd the enter.

2.In windows explore SHIFT + mouse right click , choose "open command window here" in context menu


http://lifehacker.com/5306401/open-a-new-command-prompt-from-explorer-with-a-hotkey?utm_expid=66866090-68.hhyw_lmCRuCTCg0I2RHHtw.0