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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# fold

> Wrap each line in an input file to fit a specified width and print it to `stdout`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/fold.1p>.

- Wrap each line to default width (80 characters):

`fold {{path/to/file}}`

- Wrap each line to width "30":

`fold -w30 {{path/to/file}}`

- Wrap each line to width "5" and break the line at spaces (puts each space separated word in a new line, words with length > 5 are wrapped):

`fold -w5 -s {{path/to/file}}`
