FMT(1) General Commands Manual FMT(1)
NAME
fmt - ultra-simple text formatter
SYNOPSIS
fmt [ option ... ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Fmt copies the given files (standard input by default) to its standard output, filling and indenting lines. The options are
-l n Output line length is n, including indent (default 70).
-i n Indent n spaces (default 0).
-j Don't join input lines, simply split them where necessary.
Empty lines and initial white space in input lines are preserved. Empty lines are inserted between input files.
Fmt is idempotent: it leaves already formatted text unchanged.
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/fmt.c
BUGS
Words longer than 256 characters are split.
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