disable word wrap. #21578

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opened 2026-01-31 07:48:39 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @farreros on GitHub (Apr 25, 2024).

Activate or Deactivate Word Wrap via configuration. JSON with:
"wordWrap": false,
in my Versión: 1.19.10821.0 do not works, for any terminal configuration, "simbolo del sistema" or default.

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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 25, 2024):

That's not a setting that's supported by the terminal. There's nowhere in the JSON you could add that which would turn off word wrap. You're probably looking for /dup #1860. Or more correctly, I'd recommend using a pager like less that supports horizontal scrolling.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 25, 2024): That's not a setting that's supported by the terminal. There's nowhere in the JSON you could add that which would turn off word wrap. You're probably looking for /dup #1860. Or more correctly, I'd recommend using a pager like `less` that supports horizontal scrolling.
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Reference: starred/terminal#21578