I'm using cygwin but, is it possible to resize the terminal window via a command rather than doing it myself every time I open it? Some scripts I want to be a certain size for my own benefit.
You can't resize the default terminal, since it's just windows' native 'cmd'. Alternatively, I saw this new addition of late: http://georgik.sinusgear.com/2011/11/23/mintty-resizable-terminal-for-windows/. Not particularly sure whether you can resize that reminal from commandline though. It's still a windows console application.