NAME

fmt − ultra-simple text formatter

SYNOPSIS

­fmt [ ­option ...  ] [ ­file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

­Fmt copies the given ­files (standard input by default) to its standard output, filling and indenting lines.  The options are

-l n Output line length is n, including indent (default 70).

-w n A synonym for -l. 

-i n Indent ­n spaces (default 0). 

-j Don’t join input lines, simply split them where necessary. 

Empty lines and initial white space in input lines are preserved.  Empty lines are inserted between input files. 

­Fmt is idempotent: it leaves already formatted text unchanged. 

SOURCE

­/sys/src/cmd/fmt.c

Plan 9  —  July 29, 2000