FMT

FMT

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION AUTHOR REPORTING BUGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO

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.