NAME

     fmt - adjust line-length for paragraphs of text


SYNOPSIS

     fmt [-width] [files]...


DESCRIPTION

     fmt is a simple text formatter.  It inserts or deletes  new-
     lines,  as  necessary,  to  make all lines in a paragraph be
     approximately the same width.  It preserves indentation  and
     word spacing.

     The default line width is 72 characters.  You  can  override
     this  with  the -width flag.  If you don't name any files on
     the command line, then fmt will read from stdin.

     It is typically used from  within  vi  to  adjust  the  line
     breaks  in  a single paragraph.  To do this, move the cursor
     to the top of the paragraph, type "!}fmt", and hit <Return>.


AUTHOR

     Steve Kirkendall
     kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu