usr/man/cat1/fmt.0



FMT(1)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               FMT(1)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     fmt - simple text formatter

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     f\bfm\bmt\bt [ name ...  ]

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     _\bF_\bm_\bt is a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation
     of input files (or standard input if none are given) and
     produces on standard output a version of its input with
     lines as close to 72 characters long as possible.  The spac-
     ing at the beginning of the input lines is preserved in the
     output, as are blank lines and interword spacing.

     _\bF_\bm_\bt is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but
     may also be useful for other simple tasks.  For instance,
     within visual mode of the _\be_\bx editor (e.g.      _\bv_\bi) the command
          !}fmt
     will reformat a paragraph, evening the lines.

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     nroff(1), mail(1)

A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bR
     Kurt Shoens

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
     The program was designed to be simple and fast - for more
     complex operations, the standard text processors are likely
     to be more appropriate.


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