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928 B
Groff
34 lines
928 B
Groff
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.TH wrap 1 "15 Dec 1998" "Version 1.3"
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.SH NAME
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wrap
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\- filter to word-wrap text
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBwrap\fP [\fB-w\fP \fIwidth\fP] [\fB--version --help\fP]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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This program reads text from standard input, word-wraps it, and writes
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the result to standard output. The text is formatted to fit a
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specified number of columns. Extraneous whitespace is removed and
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lines are only broken on word boundaries.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP 5
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.B --help
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Display a command synopsis and exit.
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.TP 5
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.B --version
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Display the program's version information and exit.
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.TP 5
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\fB-w\fP \fIwidth\fP
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Specify the maximum number of columns \fIwidth\fP that the text may
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span. The minimum value of \fIwidth\fP is 10.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR less (1),
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.BR fold (1)
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.SH NOTES
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If \fBwrap\fP encounters a word that is longer than the specified
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column width, the word is broken across two or more lines to fit
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within that number of columns.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Mark Lindner
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