FOLD(1,C) AIX Commands Reference FOLD(1,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fold PURPOSE fold long lines for finite width output device. SYNTAX +----------+ fold ---| |--- file ---| +- -width -+ DESCRIPTION The fold command is a filter which will fold the contents of the specified files, or the standard input if no files are specified, breaking the lines to have maximum width width. The default for width is 80. Width should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should be expanded using expand(1) before using fold. If overstrikes such as underlining are present, fold may truncate line inappropriately. RELATED INFORMATION See the following command: "tab, untab, expand, unexpand." Processed November 8, 1990 FOLD(1,C) 1