package terminal import ( "fmt" "golang.org/x/term" "os" ) // Get the size of the terminal in rows and columns func Size () (rows int, cols int) { check() cols = 80 rows = 24 // Try the syscall first cols, rows, err := term.GetSize(int(os.Stdin.Fd())) if err == nil { return rows, cols } // Figure out the size the hard way rows, cols = sizeTrick() return rows, cols } func sizeTrick () (rows int, cols int) { // Move cursor to location further than likely screen size // The cursor will move to maximum available position fmt.Print("\x1b[999C\x1b[99B") // Ask the terminal where the cursor is fmt.Print("\x1b[6n") // Read stdin looking for the reported location buffer := "" for char, _ := ReadKey(); char != 'R'; char, _ = ReadKey() { if char == '\x1b' || char == '[' { continue } if char == 'R' || char == '\x00'{ break } buffer += string(char) } _, err := fmt.Sscanf(buffer, "%d;%d", &rows, &cols) if err != nil { panic(err) } return rows, cols }