fmt(1)									fmt(1)

NAME
       fmt - format text

SYNOPSIS
       width] [file...]

DESCRIPTION
       The  command  is	 a simple text formatter that fills and joins lines to
       produce output lines of (up to) the number of characters	 specified  in
       the  width  option.   The  default width is 72.	concatenates the argu‐
       ments.  If none are given, formats text from the standard input.

       Blank lines are preserved in the output,	 as  is	 the  spacing  between
       words.	does  not fill lines beginning with a period for compatibility
       with Nor does it fill lines starting with

       Indentation is preserved in the output and input lines  with  differing
       indentation are not joined (unless is used).

       can also be used as an in-line text filter for the command:

       reformats the text between the cursor location and the end of the para‐
       graph.

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Crown margin mode.
		    Preserve the indentation of the first two lines  within  a
		    paragraph  and  align  the	left margin of each subsequent
		    line with that of the second line.	 This  is  useful  for
		    tagged paragraphs.

	      Split lines only.
		    Do	not  join  short lines to form longer ones.  This pre‐
		    vents sample lines of code,	 and  other  such  “formatted”
		    text, from being unduly combined.

	      Fill output lines to up to
		    width columns.

WARNINGS
       The  width  option  is  acceptable for BSD compatibility, but it may go
       away in future releases.

SEE ALSO
       nroff(1), vi(1).

									fmt(1)

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