Document COLUMNS environment variable.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sat Dec 23 21:40:32 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
+
+  * main/dpkg.8:  Document COLUMNS environment variable.
+
 Sat Dec 23 21:20:43 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
 
   * dpkg-deb/extract.c, include/dpkg.h.in, lib/mlib.c,

debian/changelog

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 dpkg (1.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
 
+  * Documented COLUMNS in dpkg(8).  Closes: #77001.
   * Modified DPKG_C_GCC_TRY_WARNS() to call AC_SUBST, so that we can
     use the result of the test during build time.  Closes: Bug#75138
   * Added description for "suggests" in main/depcon.c:describedepcon().

main/dpkg.8

@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ shell rather than suspending \fBdpkg\fP, while doing a shell escape.
 .TP
 .B SHELL
 The program \fBdpkg\fP will execute while starting a new shell.
+.B COLUMNS
+Sets the number of columns \fBdpkg\fP should use when displaying formatted
+text.  Currently only used by -l.
 
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