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.th FOLD VI 8/24/77
.sh NAME
fold \- fold long lines for finite width output device
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd fold
[
\-width
] [
file ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Fold
is a filter which will fold the contents of the specified files,
or the standard input if no files are specified,
breaking the lines to have maximum width
.it width.
The default for
.it width
is 80.
.it Width
should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should
be expanded using
.it expand
(VI)
before coming to
.it fold.
.sh SEE\ ALSO
expand (VI)
.sh AUTHOR
William Joy
.sh BUGS
If underlining is present it may be messed up by folding.
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0632d7e3 BJ	1	.th FOLD VI 8/24/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	fold \- fold long lines for finite width output device
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd fold
	6	[
	7	\-width
	8	] [
	9	file ...
	10	]
	11	.sh DESCRIPTION
	12	.it Fold
	13	is a filter which will fold the contents of the specified files,
	14	or the standard input if no files are specified,
	15	breaking the lines to have maximum width
	16	.it width.
	17	The default for
	18	.it width
	19	is 80.
	20	.it Width
	21	should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should
	22	be expanded using
	23	.it expand
	24	(VI)
	25	before coming to
	26	.it fold.
	27	.sh SEE\ ALSO
	28	expand (VI)
	29	.sh AUTHOR
	30	William Joy
	31	.sh BUGS
	32	If underlining is present it may be messed up by folding.