Section 1 · User commands

fold.1

Package: coreutils-common

FOLD

NAME
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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

−c, −−characters

count characters 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

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.