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dir: /man/1/fmt/
.TH FMT 1 .SH NAME fmt \- simple text formatter .SH SYNOPSIS .B fmt [ .BI -l " n" ] [ .BI -i " n" ] [ .B -j ] [ .I file ... ] .SH DESCRIPTION .I Fmt copies the given .I files (standard input by default) to its standard output, filling and indenting lines. The options are .TP .BI -l " n Output line length is .IR n , including indent (default 70). .TP .BI -w " n A synonym for .BR -l . .TP .BI -i " n Indent .I n spaces (default 0). .TP .BI -j Do not join short lines: only fold long lines. .PP Empty lines and initial white space in input lines are preserved. Empty lines are inserted between input files. .PP .I Fmt is idempotent: it leaves already formatted text unchanged. .SH SOURCE .B /appl/cmd/fmt.b