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version 1.18, 2006/11/29 20:09:27 version 1.19, 2006/11/29 20:18:50
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 to 10 more than the  to 10 more than the
 .Ar goal  .Ar goal
 length.  length.
   .Pp
 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,
 .Dq Li fmt -w 72 ,  .Dq fmt -w 72 ,
 .Dq Li fmt -72 ,  .Dq fmt -72 ,
 and  and
 .Dq Li fmt 72 72  .Dq 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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 In this case, most of the other  In this case, most of the other
 options are ignored; no splitting or joining of lines is done.  options are ignored; no splitting or joining of lines is done.
 .It Fl d Ar chars  .It Fl d Ar chars
 Treat the  Treat
 .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  sentence-ending characters are full stop
 .Pq Ql \&. ,  .Pq Ql \&. ,
 question mark  question mark
 .Pq Ql \&?  .Pq Ql \&? ,
 and exclamation mark  and exclamation mark
 .Pq Ql \&! .  .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 the shell.
 .It Fl l Ar number  .It Fl l Ar number
 Replace multiple spaces with tabs at the start of each output  Replace multiple spaces with tabs at the start of each output
 line, if possible.  line, if possible.
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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.  characters are turned into a single space
 (Or, at the end of a  (or, at the end of a
 sentence, a double space.)  sentence, a double space).
 .It Fl t Ar number  .It Fl t Ar number
 Assume that the input files' tabs assume  Assume that the input files' tabs assume
 .Ar number  .Ar number
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 .An Gareth McCaughan  .An Gareth McCaughan
 (wrote this version)  (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 \(en 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.
 .Pp  .Pp
 When the first line of an indented paragraph is very long (more than  When the first line of an indented paragraph is very long (more than
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