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# cli-truncate [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/cli-truncate.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/cli-truncate)
> Truncate a string to a specific width in the terminal
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Gracefully handles [ANSI escapes ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors_and_Styles ). Like a string styled with [`chalk` ](https://github.com/chalk/chalk ). It also supports Unicode surrogate pairs and fullwidth characters.
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## Install
```
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$ npm install cli-truncate
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```
## Usage
```js
const cliTruncate = require('cli-truncate');
cliTruncate('unicorn', 4);
//=> 'uni…'
// Truncate at different positions
cliTruncate('unicorn', 4, {position: 'start'});
//=> '…orn'
cliTruncate('unicorn', 4, {position: 'middle'});
//=> 'un…n'
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cliTruncate('\u001B[31municorn\u001B[39m', 4);
//=> '\u001B[31muni\u001B[39m…'
// Truncate Unicode surrogate pairs
cliTruncate('uni\uD83C\uDE00corn', 5);
//=> 'uni\uD83C\uDE00…'
// Truncate fullwidth characters
cliTruncate('안녕하세요', 3);
//=> '안…'
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// Truncate the paragraph to the terminal width
const paragraph = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa.';
cliTruncate(paragraph, process.stdout.columns));
//=> 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing…'
```
## API
### cliTruncate(input, columns, [options])
#### input
Type: `string`
Text to truncate.
#### columns
Type: `number`
Columns to occupy in the terminal.
#### options
Type: `Object`
##### position
Type: `string` < br >
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Default: `end` < br >
Values: `start` `middle` `end`
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Position to truncate the string.
## Related
- [wrap-ansi ](https://github.com/chalk/wrap-ansi ) - Wordwrap a string with ANSI escape codes
- [slice-ansi ](https://github.com/chalk/slice-ansi ) - Slice a string with ANSI escape codes
## License
MIT © [Sindre Sorhus ](https://sindresorhus.com )