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Wrap Input Line to Fit Specified Width in Linux
To wraps a line in an input file to fit the specified width, we use the fold command in the Linux operating system.
The fold command is used to making a file with long lines more readable on a limited width output by performing a line wrap in the Linux system. Most Linux/Unix terminals default screen width of 80, and sometimes while reading files with long lines could be annoying.
The fold command wraps each input line to fit in specified width and allows the user to set the maximum length of a line. The fold command was inherited into the first version of POSIX.
Syntax
The general syntax of the fold command is as follows.
fold [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Brief description of options available in the fold command.
| Sr.No. | Option & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
-b, --bytes Count bytes instead of columns |
| 2 |
-c, --characters Count characters instead of count columns |
| 3 |
-s, --spaces Break at spaces |
| 4 |
-w, --width=WIDTH Use WIDTH columns instead of 80 |
| 5 |
--help Display this help and exit |
| 6 |
--version Output version information and exit |
By default, the fold command wraps the line up to 80 columns in the Linux system as shown below.
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To wrap the line of a file by specified width, we use the -w option with the fold command as shown below.
$ cat text.txt Hey, welcome to tutorialspoint... $ fold -w3 text.txt Hey , w Elc Ome To Tu Tor Spo int ...
We can also wrap the line from standard input instead of file by using the fold command in the Linux system as shown below.
$ fold -w5 Hey, welcome to Tutorialspoint... Hey, Welcome To Tutorialspoint...
To check more information about the fold command, we use the --help option with the fold command in the Linux operating system as shown below.
$ fold --help
To check version information of the fold command, we use the --version option with the fold command in the Linux operating system as shown below.
$ fold --version
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