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FOLD

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NAME

fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Wrap input lines in each FILE, writing to standard output.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-b
, --bytes

count bytes 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

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

SEE ALSO

fmt (1)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fold>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fold invocation'

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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.