The terminal width is almost always 80 columns Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille Open a terminal window on your computer—whether Windows, Mac or Linux—and unless you’ve fiddled the defaults, the width is almost always 80 columns. Run a code reformatter like clang-format and same deal…defaults to 80 columns. Why? (1/18) pic.twitter.com/OQLInQDaCo— That Dragon Guy (@PaintYourDragon) February 15, 2022