fold(1)



NAME

     fold - fold long lines


SYNOPSIS

     fold [-n] [file] ...


OPTIONS


     -n   How long should the output lines be


EXAMPLES


     fold -60            # Fold stdin to 60 characters

     fold file           # Fold file to 80 characters


DESCRIPTION


     Fold takes copies its input from the named file (or  stdin,  if  none  is
     specified)  to  standard  output.   However,  lines longer than the given
     maximum (default 80) are broken into multiple lines of the maximum length
     by inserting new line characters.


SEE ALSO

     width(1).