Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: October 2008
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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

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)

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.  

Written by Ross Paterson.  

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.  

Copyright © 2008 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.  

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.

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