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Ken Martwick wrote:
>
> When I type "set" in BasicLinux (either 1 or 2), one 
> of the outputs is "LINES=xx", where xx is the num-
> ber of lines of text on the screen.  But, when I type
> "printenv", LINES does not appear.  

printenv is not included in BasicLinux.  It is in the
sh_utils.tgz package (/slakware/a11).

> Is this something only "bash" knows?  

No.

> More to the point, can anyone tell me how (inside a 
> program), one can determine the count of lines and 
> columns in the screen display.  

echo $LINES
echo $COLUMNS

Cheers,
Steven