# use our splitter tool for lengthy output if it's available.
if [ ! -z "$(which splitter)" ]; then
TO_SPLITTER="$(which splitter)"
+
+#hmmm: another reusable chunk here, getting terminal size.
+ # calculate the number of columsn in the terminal.
+ cols=$(stty size | awk '{print $2}')
+ TO_SPLITTER+=" --maxcol $(($cols - 1))"
else
TO_SPLITTER=cat
fi