Document COLUMNS environment variable.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sat Dec 23 21:40:32 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
+
+  * main/dpkg.8:  Document COLUMNS environment variable.
+
 Sat Dec 23 21:20:43 CST 2000 Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
 
   * dpkg-deb/extract.c, include/dpkg.h.in, lib/mlib.c,

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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 dpkg (1.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
 
+  * Documented COLUMNS in dpkg(8).  Closes: #77001.
   * Modified DPKG_C_GCC_TRY_WARNS() to call AC_SUBST, so that we can
     use the result of the test during build time.  Closes: Bug#75138
   * Added description for "suggests" in main/depcon.c:describedepcon().

diff --git a/main/dpkg.8 b/main/dpkg.8
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--- a/main/dpkg.8
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@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ shell rather than suspending \fBdpkg\fP, while doing a shell escape.
 .TP
 .B SHELL
 The program \fBdpkg\fP will execute while starting a new shell.
+.B COLUMNS
+Sets the number of columns \fBdpkg\fP should use when displaying formatted
+text.  Currently only used by -l.
 
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