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fold

FOLD(1) 								FSF								   FOLD(1)

NAME

       fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

SYNOPSIS

       fold [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Wrap input lines in each FILE (standard input by default), writing to standard output.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -b, --bytes
	      count bytes rather than columns

       -c, --characters
	      count characters rather than columns

       -s, --spaces
	      break at spaces

       -w, --width=WIDTH
	      use WIDTH columns instead of 80

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 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 PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for fold is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and fold programs are properly installed at your site,  the
       command

	      info fold

       should give you access to the complete manual.

fold (coreutils) 4.5.3						   February 2003							   FOLD(1)

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