FMT(1)                  GENIX Programmer's Manual                  FMT(1)



      NAME
           fmt - simple text formatter

      SYNOPSIS
           fmt [ name ...  ]

      DESCRIPTION
           Fmt is a simple text formatter  which  reads  the  concatenation  of
           input  files  (or  standard input if none are given) and produces on
           standard output a version of its input with lines  as  close  to  72
           characters  long  as  possible.  The spacing at the beginning of the
           input lines is preserved in the  output,  as  are  blank  lines  and
           interword spacing.

           Fmt is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but may  also
           be  useful for other simple tasks.  For instance, within visual mode
           of the ex editor (e.g.  vi) the command
                !}fmt
           will reformat a paragraph, evening the lines.

      SEE ALSO
           nroff(1), mail(1)

      AUTHOR
           Kurt Shoens

      BUGS
           The program was designed to be simple and fast -  for  more  complex
           operations,  the  standard  text  processors  are  likely to be more
           appropriate.

























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