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NAME
    fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width

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

DESCRIPTION
    Wrap input lines in each FILE (standard input by default), writing to
    standard output.

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

    -b, --bytes
    count bytes rather than columns

    -c, --characters
    count characters 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
    Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    The full documentation for fold is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
    the info and fold programs are properly installed at your site, the
    command

    info fold

    should give you access to the complete manual.