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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, 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

       -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
       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/core‐
       utils/>
       Report    any   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro‐
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 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
       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fold>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) fold invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.32              April 2020                        FOLD(1)