fmt1
Simple optimal text formatter
Usage
fmt [-WIDTH]
[OPTION] ...
[FILE] ...
Overview
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output. The option -WIDTH is an abbreviated form of --width=DIGITS.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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-c, --crown-margin -
preserve indentation of first two lines
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-p, --prefix=STRING -
reformat only lines beginning with STRING, reattaching the prefix to reformatted lines
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-s, --split-only -
split long lines, but do not refill
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-t, --tagged-paragraph -
indentation of first line different from second
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-u, --uniform-spacing -
one space between words, two after sentences
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-w, --width=WIDTH -
maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
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-g, --goal=WIDTH -
goal width (default of 93% of width)
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--help -
display this help and exit
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--version -
output version information and exit
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 15 times.
--goal since Debian 8 (Jessie);
-g since Debian 8 (Jessie).
-width until Debian 2.1 (Slink).