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FOLD(1) 			  User Commands 			 FOLD(1)

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
     Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
     GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
     General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
     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
     fmt(1)

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

GNU coreutils 9.9		  November 2025 			 FOLD(1)

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