


      FMT(1)                      (bsd 4.2)                      FMT(1)



      NAME
           fmt - simple text formatter

      SYNTAX
           fmt [ name ...  ]

      DESCRIPTION
           Fmt is a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation
           of input files (or standard input if none are given) and
           produces, on standard output, a version of its input with
           lines as close to 72 characters long as possible.  The
           spacing at the beginning of the input lines is preserved in
           the output, as are blank lines and interword spacing.

           Fmt is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but
           may also be useful for other simple tasks.  For instance,
           within visual mode of the ex editor (e.g.  vi) the command
                !}fmt
           will reformat a paragraph, evening the lines.

      SEE ALSO
           nroff(1), mail(1)

      AUTHOR
           University of California, Berkeley

      BUGS
           The program was designed to be simple and fast - for more
           complex operations, the standard text processors are likely
           to be more appropriate.

























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