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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/.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

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

Written by Ross Paterson.