Request terminal size [C - Linux]

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I'm trying to make a nice looking terminal game, but a lot of the things i'd like to do need a constant screen size. So i need the program to request a certain size every time it is ran. Is this possible, if so how?

possible duplicate of [ncurses terminal size](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1811955/ncurses-terminal-size) — Martin York, Aug 31 '10 at 18:55
is it a really good idea to change the size of the terminal? — alternative, Aug 31 '10 at 21:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 09:57

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The ncurses library has functionality for handling terminal sizes. This has been answered here and here regarding terminal dimensions.

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answered Aug 31 '10 at 17:22

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 31 '10 at 19:18

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You can only get the existing size, but you can't ask for a specific size. This terminal stuff was invented in a time where these sizes where hardcoded to be the physical size of the screen.

answered Aug 31 '10 at 19:18

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Request terminal size [C - Linux]

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