The output of some commands won't wrap in terminal #21452

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opened 2026-01-31 07:45:04 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @scruel on GitHub (Mar 29, 2024).

Windows Terminal version

1.19.10573.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.3296

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Steps to reproduce

try to run ps and other commands to see the result

Expected Behavior

The output lines of the ps command should wrap.

Actual Behavior

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Originally created by @scruel on GitHub (Mar 29, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.19.10573.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.3296 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce try to run `ps` and other commands to see the result ### Expected Behavior The output lines of the `ps` command should wrap. ### Actual Behavior ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/16933298/fab96f54-3c45-4a78-9431-47da700c8485)
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-Bug labels 2026-01-31 07:45:04 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2024):

This is not a terminal issue. ps limits line length to the terminal width by default. There are ways to solve this however, and you can find solutions here for instance: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2159860/viewing-full-output-of-ps-command

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2024): This is not a terminal issue. `ps` limits line length to the terminal width by default. There are ways to solve this however, and you can find solutions here for instance: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2159860/viewing-full-output-of-ps-command
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Reference: starred/terminal#21452