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FOLD(1)			  BSD General Commands Manual		       FOLD(1)

NAME
     fold — fold long lines for finite width output device

SYNOPSIS
     fold [-bs] [-w width] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     fold is a filter which folds the contents of the specified files, or the
     standard input if no files are specified, breaking the lines to have a
     maximum of 80 characters.

     The options are as follows:

     -b		 Count width in bytes rather than column positions.

     -s		 Fold line after the last blank character within the first
		 width column positions (or bytes).

     -w width	 Specifies width to use as a line width, instead of the
		 default 80 characters.

ENVIRONMENT
     LC_CTYPE

EXIT STATUS
     The fold utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO
     expand(1), fmt(1)

STANDARDS
     The fold utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”).

BUGS
     If underlining is present it may be messed up by folding.

     Width should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should
     be expanded using expand(1) before using fold.

BSD			      September 15, 2011			   BSD

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