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FMT(1)				 User Commands				FMT(1)

NAME
       fmt - simple optimal text formatter

SYNOPSIS
       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 pre-
	      fix 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

AUTHOR
       Written by Ross Paterson.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2025 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.

SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fmt>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fmt invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.6		 January 2025				FMT(1)

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