FOLD(1)                              BSD                               FOLD(1)



NAME
     fold - fold long lines for finite-width output device

SYNOPSIS
     fold [ -width ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     fold is a filter that folds the contents of the specified files (or the
     standard input if you don't specify any files), breaking the lines to
     have a maximum width of width.  The default width is 80 characters.
     width should be a multiple of eight if tabs are present, or the tabs
     should be expanded using expand(1) before executing fold.

BUGS
     Executing fold on a file can interfere with any underlining.

SEE ALSO
     expand(1), fmt(1)