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NAME

6       fmt - simple optimal text formatter
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SYNOPSIS

9       fmt [-WIDTH] [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Reformat  each  paragraph  in  the FILE(s), writing to standard output.
13       The option -WIDTH is an abbreviated form of --width=DIGITS.
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15       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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17       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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20       -c, --crown-margin
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23       -p, --prefix=STRING
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27       -s, --split-only
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36       -w, --width=WIDTH
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42       --help display this help and exit
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AUTHOR

48       Written by Ross Paterson.
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REPORTING BUGS

51       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
52       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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55       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
56       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
57       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
58       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

61       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fmt>
62       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fmt invocation'
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66GNU coreutils 9.1                January 2023                           FMT(1)
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