User Commands                                              FMT(1)



NAME
     fmt - simple optimal text formatter

SYNOPSIS
     fmt [-DIGITS] [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
     Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to  standard
     output.  If no FILE or if 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)

     --help
          display this help and exit

     --version
          output version information and exit

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

AUTHOR
     Written by Ross Paterson.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     This is free software.  You may redistribute  copies  of  it
     under   the   terms   of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
     .  There  is  NO  WAR-
     RANTY, to the extent permitted by law.



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User Commands                                              FMT(1)



SEE ALSO
     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 fmt

     should give you access to the complete manual.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     
       ATRIBUTE TYPE      ATRIBUTE VALUE  
    
     Availability         SUNWgnu-coreutils 
    
     Interface Stability  Uncommitted       
    

NOTES
     Source    for    GNU    coreutils    is     available     on
     http:/opensolaris.org.































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