fmt
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A small command-line program that wraps text to a fixed line width
- noun
- Specialized
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fmt
- She used fmt to reformat the text file so each line was under eighty characters.
Examples
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After editing the README, he ran fmt to make the lines more readable.
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The fmt utility is helpful for cleaning up messy paragraphs in plain text documents.
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Use fmt!
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You can use fmt to adjust text width.
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She used fmt to reformat the text file so each line was under eighty characters.
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The fmt utility is helpful for cleaning up messy paragraphs in plain text documents.
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After editing the README, he ran fmt to make the lines more readable.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fmt is short for format, from the old word forma meaning 'shape'. The Unix fmt tool 'shapes' plain text into neat lines by breaking and joining words to fit a set width, which is why the command is called fmt.