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.SH NAME
fold \- fold long lines for finite width output device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fold
[
\-width
] [
file ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I 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
.I width.
The default for
.I width
is 80.
.I Width
should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should
be expanded using
.IR expand (1)
before coming to
.I fold.
.SH SEE\ ALSO
expand(1)
.SH BUGS
If underlining is present it may be messed up by folding.
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	21	.SH NAME
	22	fold \- fold long lines for finite width output device
	23	.SH SYNOPSIS
	24	.B fold
	25	[
	26	\-width
	27	] [
	28	file ...
	29	]
	30	.SH DESCRIPTION
	31	.I Fold
	32	is a filter which will fold the contents of the specified files,
	33	or the standard input if no files are specified,
	34	breaking the lines to have maximum width
	35	.I width.
	36	The default for
	37	.I width
	38	is 80.
	39	.I Width
	40	should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should
	41	be expanded using
	42	.IR expand (1)
	43	before coming to
	44	.I fold.
	45	.SH SEE\ ALSO
	46	expand(1)
	47	.SH BUGS
	48	If underlining is present it may be messed up by folding.