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1.1       root        1: .TH FMT 1
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: fmt \- ultra-simple text formatter
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B fmt
                      6: [
                      7: .I option ...
                      8: ]
                      9: [
                     10: .I file ...
                     11: ]
                     12: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     13: .I Fmt
                     14: copies the given
                     15: .I files
                     16: (standard input by default)
                     17: to its standard output, filling and indenting lines.
                     18: The options are
                     19: .TP
                     20: .BI -l " n
                     21: Output line length is
                     22: .IR n ,
                     23: including indent (default 70).
                     24: .TP
                     25: .BI -i " n
                     26: Indent
                     27: .I n
                     28: spaces (default 0).
                     29: .TP
                     30: .BI -j
                     31: Don't join input lines, simply split them where necessary.
                     32: .PP
                     33: Empty lines and initial white space in input lines are preserved.
                     34: Empty lines are inserted between input files.
                     35: .PP
                     36: .I Fmt
                     37: is idempotent: it leaves already formatted text unchanged.
                     38: .SH SOURCE
                     39: .B /sys/src/cmd/fmt.c
                     40: .SH BUGS
                     41: Words longer than 256 characters are split.

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