fmt: Simple optimal text formatter

SYNOPSIS

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.

Written by Ross Paterson.

GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>

Report fmt translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fmt>

or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fmt invocation'