Fold - Line Wrapping Utility#

Break long lines of text at a specified width, making them fit within terminal columns or document margins.

Usage#

bash

fold-tool [options] [file...]

Options#

• -w N: Set line width to N characters (default: 80)
• -s: Break at spaces only (don't split words)
• -b: Count bytes instead of columns

Examples#

bash

fold-tool -w 72 longlines.txt
fold-tool -w 100 -s paragraph.txt