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Getting powershell to scroll horizontally instead of word wrap
Hi, Taras.
Try the following, where in this example, I've used a buffer width of 256.
$host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize = [System.Management.Automation.Host.Size]::new(256, ($host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize.Height));
Note: This is only worth using under the default shells. If you try it under Windows Terminal, it creates issues as Windows Terminal suppresses the horizontal scroll bar.
Cheers,
Lain
- I tried using both Get-Content and $host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize = [System.Management.Automation.Host.Size]::new(256, ($host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize.Height)); neither gave me a horizontal scroll. To clarify, I do NOT want it to wrap, I want it to horizontally scroll instead of wrapping.
Are you using the standard shell?
I've tested the standard shells for both Windows PowerShell and PowerShell and I do get the horizontal scroll bar as show below.
Given you said you wanted a value of 7,000, you might want to try that instead of the 256 value I was using, since if your current width is greater than 256 characters, you wouldn't expect to see a horizontal scroll bar.
Windows PowerShell initial screen set to a display width of 120 characters
Windows PowerShell screen after running the buffer change command (set to 256 characters width) showing horizontal scroll bar
The PowerShell default shell behaves the same way, so I haven't bothered including the almost-identical screenshots from it.
Cheers,
Lain
- I'm guessing I must be doing something wrong then...
https://youtu.be/jZk0wmKtn7w
That's a recording of me trying to change the buffer size as you suggested Lain. As you see with some sample content I have there, it's line wrapping. If I extend the window onto my second monitor, the wrapping stops. Let me know what I'm doing wrong, thanks.
