Linux "fmt" Command Line Options and Examples

simple optimal text formatter

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.

Usage:

fmt [-WIDTH] [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Command Line Options:

-c

preserve indentation of first two lines


                            fmt -c ...

-p

reformat only lines beginning with STRING, reattaching the prefix to reformatted lines


                            fmt -p ...

-s

split long lines, but do not refill


                            fmt -s ...

-t

indentation of first line different from second


                            fmt -t ...

-u

one space between words, two after sentences


                            fmt -u ...

-w

maximum line width (default of 75 columns)


                            fmt -w ...

-g

goal width (default of 93% of width)


                            fmt -g ...

--help

display this help and exit


                            fmt --help ...

--version

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                            fmt --version ...