FMT
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NAME
fmt - adjust line-length for paragraphs of text
SYNOPSIS
fmt
[-s]
[-w
width
|
-width]
[file]...
DESCRIPTION
fmt
is a simple text formatter.
It inserts or deletes newlines, as necessary, to make all lines in a
paragraph be approximately the same width.
It preserves indentation and word spacing.
If you don't name any files on the command line,
then fmt will read from stdin.
It is typically used from within
vi(1)
to adjust the line breaks
in a single paragraph.
To do this, move the cursor to the top of the paragraph,
type "!}fmt", and
hit <Return>.
OPTIONS
- -w width or -width
-
Use a line width of width characters instead of the default
of 72 characters.
- -s
-
Don't join lines shorter than the line width to fill paragraphs.
SEE ALSO
vi(1)
AUTHOR
Steve Kirkendall
kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu
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