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Command: fmt | Section: 1 | Source: UNIX v10 | File: fmt.1
FMT(1) General Commands Manual FMT(1)
NAME
fmt - ultra-simple text formatter
SYNOPSIS
fmt [ option ... ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Fmt copies the given files (standard input by default) to its standard
output, filling and indenting lines. The options are
-l n Output line length is n, including indent, (default 70).
-i n Indent n spaces (default 0).
Empty lines and initial white space in input lines are preserved.
Empty lines are inserted between input files.
Fmt is idempotent: it leaves already formatted text unchanged.
BUGS
Words longer than 256 characters are split.
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