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FMT
!!!FMT
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO
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!!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''


combine only lines having STRING as prefix


__-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__=''NUMBER''


maximum line width (default of 75 columns)


__--help__


display this help and exit


__--version__


output version information and exit


In __-wNUMBER__, the letter `w' may be
omitted.
!!AUTHOR


Written by Ross Paterson.
!!REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to
!!COPYRIGHT


Copyright 1999 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 PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
!!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.
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