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FOLD

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: GNU Text Utilities
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NAME

fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width 

SYNOPSIS

fold[-bs] [-w width] [--bytes] [--spaces] [--width=width][--help] [--version] [file...] 

DESCRIPTION

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This manual pagedocuments the GNU version offold.foldprints the specified files, or the standard input when no files aregiven or the filename `-' is encountered, on the standard output. Itbreaks long lines into multiple shorter lines by inserting a newlineat column 80. It counts screen columns, so tab characters usuallytake more than one column, backspace characters decrease the columncount, and carriage return characters set the column count back to zero. 

OPTIONS

-b, --bytes

Count bytes rather than columns, so that tabs, backspaces, andcarriage returns are each counted as taking up one column, just likeother characters.

-s, --spaces

Break at word boundaries. If the line contains any blanks, the lineis broken after the last blank that falls within the maximum linelength. If there are no blanks, the line is broken at the maximumline length, as usual.

-w, --width width

Use a maximum line length ofwidthcolumns instead of 80.

--help

Print a usage message and exit with a status code indicating success.

--version

Print version information on standard output then exit.

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