diff --git a/baksmali/pom.xml b/baksmali/pom.xml
index 9deb04e5..f0b65098 100644
--- a/baksmali/pom.xml
+++ b/baksmali/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
             <artifactId>dexlib</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jf</groupId>
+            <artifactId>util</artifactId>
+            <version>${version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
index 21ec2585..35110eb7 100644
--- a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
+++ b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ package org.jf.baksmali;
 
 import org.apache.commons.cli.*;
 import org.jf.dexlib.DexFile;
+import org.jf.util.ConsoleUtil;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ public class main {
      */
     private static void usage(boolean printDebugOptions) {
         baksmaliHelpFormatter formatter = new baksmaliHelpFormatter();
-        formatter.setWidth(100);
+        formatter.setWidth(ConsoleUtil.getConsoleWidth());
 
         formatter.printHelp("java -jar baksmali.jar [options] <dex-file>",
                 "disassembles and/or dumps a dex file", basicOptions, "");
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9330537..df038264 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         <module>dexlib</module>
         <module>smali</module>
         <module>baksmali</module>
+	<module>util</module>
         <module>maven-smali-plugin</module>
         <module>smali-integration-tests</module>
     </modules>
diff --git a/smali/pom.xml b/smali/pom.xml
index 82f72053..6f8ff624 100644
--- a/smali/pom.xml
+++ b/smali/pom.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
             <artifactId>dexlib</artifactId>
             <version>${version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jf</groupId>
+            <artifactId>util</artifactId>
+            <version>${version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java b/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
index 26abfee5..260167b3 100644
--- a/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
+++ b/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.antlr.runtime.TokenRewriteStream;
 import org.antlr.runtime.Lexer;
 import org.antlr.runtime.tree.CommonTree;
 import org.antlr.runtime.tree.CommonTreeNodeStream;
+import org.jf.util.ConsoleUtil;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ public class main {
      */
     private static void usage(boolean printDebugOptions) {
         smaliHelpFormatter formatter = new smaliHelpFormatter();
-        formatter.setWidth(100);
+        formatter.setWidth(ConsoleUtil.getConsoleWidth());
 
         formatter.printHelp("java -jar smali.jar [options] [--] [<smali-file>|folder]*",
                 "assembles a set of smali files into a dex file", basicOptions, "");
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8ecb073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>org.jf</groupId>
+    <artifactId>util</artifactId>
+    <version>${aversion}</version>
+    <parent>
+      <groupId>org.jf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>smali-pom</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/src/main/java/org/jf/util/ConsoleUtil.java b/util/src/main/java/org/jf/util/ConsoleUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d1e030f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/src/main/java/org/jf/util/ConsoleUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * [The "BSD licence"]
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Ben Gruver
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package org.jf.util;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public class ConsoleUtil {
+    /**
+     * Attempt to find the width of the console. If it can't get the width, return a default of 80
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static int getConsoleWidth() {
+        if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("windows")) {
+            try {
+                return attemptMode();
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+            }
+        } else {
+            try {
+                return attemptStty();
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 80;
+    }
+
+    private static int attemptStty() {
+        String output = attemptCommand(new String[]{"sh", "-c", "stty size < /dev/tty"});
+        if (output == null) {
+            return 80;
+        }
+
+        String[] vals = output.split(" ");
+        if (vals.length < 2) {
+            return 80;
+        }
+        return Integer.parseInt(vals[1]);
+    }
+
+    private static int attemptMode() {
+        String output = attemptCommand(new String[]{"mode", "con"});
+        if (output == null) {
+            return 80;
+        }
+
+        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("Columns:[ \t]*(\\d+)");
+        Matcher m = pattern.matcher(output);
+        if (!m.find()) {
+            return 80;
+        }
+
+        return Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
+    }
+
+    private static String attemptCommand(String[] command) {
+        StringBuffer buffer = null;
+
+        try {
+
+            Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
+
+            String line;
+
+            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+                if (buffer == null) {
+                    buffer = new StringBuffer();
+                }
+
+                buffer.append(line);
+            }
+
+            if (buffer != null) {
+                return buffer.toString();
+            }
+            return null;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}