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# 1  
Old 08-11-2010
fmt command
Hello,

I have file which needs to be splitted into multiple line with each line holding 80 bytes.

Im using the fmt command as
Code:
fmt -w 80 {filename} > {out filename}

but getting the error
Code:
fmt: Too many characters in a word.

Thanks

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Last edited by zaxxon; 08-11-2010 at 11:28 AM..
# 2  
Old 08-11-2010
As the message says it seems there is a word that has more than 80 characters. Looking at its man page, fmt is for formatting a paragraph so that words in it are arranged to some width for example. It does not cut words/strings appart.
I have currently no easy solution in mind but I guess someone will come up with one soon, sorry.
# 3  
Old 08-11-2010
what language then words longer then 80 characters?
may be eny adress as https://www.unix.com/aa/aaa/aaa/aaa/a.../aaaa/aaaa/aaa is in you text?
what do with it?
Why you say "bytes" not "80 characters"? lenght of you character code is 8 bit?
Last edited by john1212; 08-11-2010 at 04:38 PM..
# 4  
Old 08-12-2010
Sorry, I need 80 characters in a line, irrespective of the word length so that i want to bring the 81 character to the next line.

Is there any command other than fmt, or is there any options in fmt to achieve this.

Thanks,
Bharath.S
# 5  
Old 08-12-2010
try:
fold <input_file >output_file
# 6  
Old 08-13-2010
Great! it worked thanks for the suggestion.

Cheers...
# 7  
Old 08-13-2010
Simlar to a question yesterday.

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...nise-file.html
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