1FMT(1)                      General Commands Manual                     FMT(1)
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NAME

6       fmt - simple text formatter
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SYNOPSIS

9       fmt [ name ...  ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Fmt  is  a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation of input
13       files (or standard input if none are given) and  produces  on  standard
14       output a version of its input with lines as close to 72 characters long
15       as possible.  The spacing at the beginning of the input lines  is  pre‐
16       served in the output, as are blank lines and interword spacing.
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18       Fmt  is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but may also be
19       useful for other simple tasks.  For instance, within visual mode of the
20       ex editor (e.g.  vi) the command
21            !}fmt
22       will reformat a paragraph, evening the lines.
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SEE ALSO

25       nroff(1), mail(1)
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AUTHOR

28       Kurt Shoens
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BUGS

31       The program was designed to be simple and fast - for more complex oper‐
32       ations, the standard text processors are likely to be more appropriate.
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363rd Berkeley Distribution       April 29, 1985                          FMT(1)
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