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fmt — simple optimal text formatter
fmt
[−WIDTH
] [OPTION
...] [FILE
...]
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to
standard output. The option −WIDTH
is an abbreviated form of
−−width
=DIGITS
.
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 prefix 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)
−g
, −−goal
=WIDTH
goal width (default of 93% of width)
−−help
display this help and exit
−−version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
Report fmt bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report fmt translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
The full documentation for fmt is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and fmt programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils 'fmt invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. |