ultrix man page for fmt

fmt(1)							      General Commands Manual							    fmt(1)

Name
       fmt - simple text formatter

Syntax
       fmt [name...]

Description
       The  command  is a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation of input files (or standard input if none are given) and produces on
       standard output a version of its input with lines as close to 72 characters long as possible.  The spacing at the beginning  of	the  input
       lines is preserved in the output, as are blank lines and interword spacing.

       The  command is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but may also be useful for other simple tasks.  For instance, within visual
       mode of the editor (for example, the command
       !}fmt
       will reformat a paragraph, evening the lines.

Restrictions
       The program was designed to be simple and fast - for more complex operations, the standard text processors are likely to be more  appropri-
       ate.

See Also
       mail(1), nroff(1)

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