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version 1.13, 2001/09/05 16:34:54 version 1.14, 2001/11/28 22:09:28
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 .\"  .\"
 .\"     @(#)fmt.1       8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93  .\"     @(#)fmt.1       8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 .\"  .\"
 .\" Modified by Gareth McCaughan to describe the new version of `fmt'  
 .\" rather than the old one.  
 .Dd June 6, 1993  .Dd June 6, 1993
 .Dt FMT 1  .Dt FMT 1
 .Os  .Os
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 length defaults  length defaults
 to 65 and the  to 65 and the
 .Ar maximum  .Ar maximum
 to 10 more than the goal length.  to 10 more than the
   .Ar goal
   length.
 Alternatively, a single  Alternatively, a single
 .Ar width  .Ar width
 parameter can be specified either by prepending a hyphen to it or by using  parameter can be specified either by prepending a hyphen to it or by using
 .Fl w .  .Fl w .
 For example,  For example,
 .Dl fmt -w 72 ,  .Dq Li fmt -w 72 ,
 .Dl fmt -72 ,  .Dq Li fmt -72 ,
 and  and
 .Dl fmt 72 72  .Dq Li fmt 72 72
 all produce identical output.  all produce identical output.
 The spacing at the beginning of the input lines is preserved in the output,  The spacing at the beginning of the input lines is preserved in the output,
 as are blank lines and interword spacing.  as are blank lines and interword spacing.
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 results in a new paragraph being begun.  results in a new paragraph being begun.
 .It Fl s  .It Fl s
 Collapse whitespace inside lines, so that multiple whitespace  Collapse whitespace inside lines, so that multiple whitespace
 characters are turned into a single space. (Or, at the end of a  characters are turned into a single space.
   (Or, at the end of a
 sentence, a double space.)  sentence, a double space.)
 .It Fl d Ar chars  .It Fl d Ar chars
 Treat the  Treat the
 .Ar chars  .Ar chars
 (and no others) as sentence-ending characters.  (and no others) as sentence-ending characters.
 By default the  By default the
 sentence-ending characters are full stop, question mark and  sentence-ending characters are full stop
 exclamation mark.  .Pq Ql \&. ,
   question mark
   .Pq Ql \&?
   and exclamation mark
   .Pq Ql \&! .
 Remember that some characters may need to be  Remember that some characters may need to be
 escaped to protect them from your shell.  escaped to protect them from your shell.
 .It Fl l Ar number  .It Fl l Ar number
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 .Xr mail 1 ,  .Xr mail 1 ,
 .Xr nroff 1  .Xr nroff 1
 .Sh HISTORY  .Sh HISTORY
 An  The
 .Nm  .Nm
 command appeared in  command appeared in
 .Bx 3 .  .Bx 3 .
 .Pp  .Pp
 The version described herein is a complete rewrite and appeared in  The version described herein is a complete rewrite and appeared in
 .Ox 2.4 .  .Ox 2.4 .
 .\" .Sh AUTHOR  .Sh AUTHORS
 .\" Kurt Shoens  .An Kurt Shoens
 .\" .br  .An Liz Allen
 .\" Liz Allen (added goal length concept)  (added goal length concept)
 .\" The above are the authors of the old `fmt' program;  .An Gareth McCaughan
 .\" the present one was written by Gareth McCaughan.  (wrote this version)
 .Sh BUGS  .Sh BUGS
 The program was designed to be simple and fast \- for more complex  The program was designed to be simple and fast \- for more complex
 operations, the standard text processors are likely to be more appropriate.  operations, the standard text processors are likely to be more appropriate.
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