fmt − simple optimal text formatter
fmt [-WIDTH] [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output. The option −WIDTH is an abbreviated form of −−width=DIGITS.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−c, −−crown−margin
preserve indentation of first two lines
−p, −−prefix=STRING
reformat only lines beginning with STRING, reattaching the prefix to reformatted lines
−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=WIDTH
maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
−g, −−goal=WIDTH
goal width (default of 93% of width)
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
Written by Ross Paterson.
Report fmt bugs to bug−coreutils AT gnu DOT org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report fmt translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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 coreutils 'fmt invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.