fmt man page on JazzOS
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FMT(1) User Commands FMT(1)
NAME
fmt - simple optimal text formatter
SYNOPSIS
fmt [-DIGITS] [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output. If
no FILE or if FILE is `-', read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
-c, --crown-margin
preserve indentation of first two lines
-p, --prefix=STRING
reformat only lines beginning with STRING, reattaching the pre‐
fix to reformatted lines
-s, --split-only
split long lines, but do not refill
-t, --tagged-paragraph
indentation of first line different from second
-u, --uniform-spacing
one space between words, two after sentences
-w, --width=WIDTH
maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Ross Paterson.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the
extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for fmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and fmt programs are properly installed at your site, the com‐
mand
info fmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
fmt 6.4 October 2006 FMT(1)
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