SYNOPSIS

       fold [-b] [-s] [-w width | -width] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       Fold reads its input files, or of standard input if no file argument is
       present, and folds lines that exceed 80 columns (i.e. it  inserts  new-
       line  characters).   It  interprets  backspace, tabulator, and carriage
       return characters in input.

       The following options are accepted by fold:

       -b     Use bytes instead of columns.  All  characters  except  for  the
              newline character are counted according to the space consumed in
              bytes.  This option has been introduced by POSIX.2.

       -s     Try to preserve  words,  if  possible.   If  a  blank  character
              appears  in an input line before it exceeds the width limit, the
              line is prematurely folded after this  character.   This  option
              has been introduced by POSIX.2.

       -w width
              Set  the  maximum  output  line  length (in columns or bytes) to
              width instead of the default 80.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       LANG, LC_ALL
              See locale(7).

       LC_CTYPE
              Determines the mapping of bytes to characters  and  the  set  of
              blank  characters.   Multibyte characters are not split by fold;
              the line is folded before the character that would cause  it  to
              exceed the maximum width.

SEE ALSO

       fmt(1), pr(1)



Heirloom Toolchest                  12/6/04                            FOLD(1)