NAME
fmt - simple optimal text formatter
SYNOPSIS
fmt [-DIGITS] [OPTION]...
[FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard
output. If no FILE or if 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)
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Ross Paterson.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for fmt is
maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and fmt
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info fmt
should give you access to the complete manual.