fmt − simple optimal text formatter
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.
With no FILE, or when 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)
−g, −−goal=WIDTH
goal width (default of 93% of width)
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−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
Written by Ross Paterson.
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Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fmt>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fmt
invocation'