FMT(1)                                                     FMT(1)



     NAME
          fmt - simple text formatter

     SYNOPSIS
          fmt [ -width ] [ 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 width 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.  The
          default width is 72 characters.

          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, justifying 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.

     ORIGIN
          4th Berkeley Software Distribution





















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