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1 | .TH FMT 1 "24 February 1979" |
2 | .UC | |
3 | .SH NAME | |
4 | fmt \- simple text formatter | |
5 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
6 | .B fmt | |
7 | [ | |
8 | name ... | |
9 | ] | |
10 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
11 | .I Fmt | |
12 | is a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation of input | |
13 | files (or standard input if none are given) and produces on | |
14 | standard output a version of its input with lines as close to | |
15 | 72 characters long as possible. The spacing at the beginning | |
16 | of the input lines is preserved in the output, as are blank lines | |
17 | and interword spacing. | |
18 | .PP | |
19 | .I Fmt | |
20 | is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but may also be useful | |
21 | for other simple tasks. | |
22 | For instance, | |
23 | within visual mode of the | |
24 | .I ex | |
25 | editor (e.g. | |
26 | .IR vi ) | |
27 | the command | |
28 | .br | |
29 | !}fmt | |
30 | .br | |
31 | will reformat a paragraph, | |
32 | evening the lines. | |
33 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
34 | nroff(1), mail(1) | |
35 | .SH AUTHOR | |
36 | Kurt Shoens | |
37 | .SH BUGS | |
38 | The program was designed to be simple and fast \- for more complex | |
39 | operations, the standard text processors are likely to be more appropriate. |