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FMT(1)									FMT(1)

NAME
       fmt - simple text formatter

SYNOPSIS
       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
       Kurt Shoens

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

3rd Berkeley Distribution	April 29, 1985				FMT(1)
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