[Bug 1315282] [NEW] man does not respect COLUMNS variable

[Hans Ginzel]

Public bug reported:

The man program, even perldoc, does not respect the COLUMNS variable:

$ echo $COLUMNS
191
$ COLUMNS=80 man resolv.conf

The man page is formatted to the full width.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: man-db 2.6.7.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri May  2 10:03:16 2014
SourcePackage: man-db
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-09 (81 days ago)

** Affects: man-db (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

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Title:
  man does not respect COLUMNS variable

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The man program, even perldoc, does not respect the COLUMNS variable:

  $ echo $COLUMNS
  191
  $ COLUMNS=80 man resolv.conf

  The man page is formatted to the full width.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: man-db 2.6.7.1-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri May  2 10:03:16 2014
  SourcePackage: man-db
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-09 (81 days ago)

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