fmt(1) -- Linux man page
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
-
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=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 © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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 command
-
info coreutils fmt
should give you access to the complete manual.
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