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Manual Reference Pages  - FOLD (1)

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fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

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fold [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Wrap input lines in each FILE (standard input by default), writing to standard output.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-b, --bytes
	count bytes rather than columns
-c, --characters
	count characters rather than columns
-s, --spaces
	break at spaces
-w, --width=WIDTH
	use WIDTH columns instead of 80
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

Written by David MacKenzie.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The full documentation for fold is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and fold programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	info coreutils fold

should give you access to the complete manual.

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