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fmt ? simple optimal text formatter |
fmt [-DIGITS] [OPTION]... [FILE]... |
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 |
combine only lines having STRING as prefix |
?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=NUMBER |
maximum line width (default of 75 columns) |
??help |
display this help and exit |
??version |
output version information and exit |
In ?wNUMBER, the letter ‘w’ may be omitted. |
Written by Ross Paterson. |
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>. |
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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 fmt |
should give you access to the complete manual. |