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).