Running Command ''Tput' Cols' Had Status 2

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I Get This Warning Whenever I Start R. What Does It Mean and Should I Be Concerned? Warning Message: in System2("Tput", "Cols", Stdout = True): Running Command...

Running Command ''Tput' Cols' Had Status 2

I get this warning whenever I start R. What does it mean and should I be concerned?

Warning message:
In system2("tput", "cols", stdout = TRUE) :
  running command ''tput' cols' had status 2
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