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fmt -- Command Adjust the length of lines in a file of text fmt [-width] [textfile ... textfile] The command fmt reads each textfile named on its command line, and adjusts it so that each line is approximately width characters long. It preserves indentation and word spacing. If you name no textfile on its command line, fmt reads the standard input. If you do not name a width on the command line, fmt adjusts each line to be approximately 72 characters long. See Also commands, elvis Notes fmt is part of the elvis package. Users usually do not run it on its own.