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FOLD(1)                       User Commands                      FOLD(1)

NAME         top

       fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

SYNOPSIS         top

       fold [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION         top

       Wrap input lines in each FILE, writing to standard output.

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
       options too.

       -b, --bytes
              count bytes rather than columns

       -s, --spaces
              break at spaces

       -w, --width=WIDTH
              use WIDTH columns instead of 80

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR         top

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS         top

       GNU coreutils online help:
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COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute
       it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO         top

       fmt(1)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fold>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fold invocation'

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GNU coreutils 9.4              August 2023                       FOLD(1)