Name
fmt - simple optimal text formatterSynopsis
fmt [\,-WIDTH\/] [\,OPTION\/]... [\,FILE\/]...Description
Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard output. The option -WIDTH is an abbreviated form of --width=\,DIGITS\/.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-c, --crown-margin preserve indentation of first two lines
-p, --prefix=\,STRING\/ reformat only lines beginning with STRING, reattaching the prefix to reformatted lines
-s, --split-only split long lines, but do not refill
-t, --tagged-paragraph indentation of first line different from second
-u, --uniform-spacing one space between words, two after sentences
-w, --width=\,WIDTH\/ maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
-g, --goal=\,WIDTH\/ goal width (default of 93% of width)
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit