FOLD(1)                                                   FOLD(1)



NAME
       fold  - fold long lines for display on an output device of
       a given width

SYNOPSIS
       fold [ -w width | -width ] [ file ]


DESCRIPTION
       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 36  to
       match the terminal width on a Sharp Zaurus PDA.

       Fold  provides  a  subset  of the POSIX.2 fold with the -w
       option and backward compatibility with the historical  BSD
       implementation when using the -width option.

       This  version of fold is designed for use on small systems
       with limited disk space such as a Linux PDA  or  a  single
       floppy Linux or BSD router.


AUTHOR
       Brett Wynkoop - wynkoop@wynn.com


DEPENDS ON
       sed(1) cut(1)


BUGS
       Folding  may not work correctly if underlining is present.



                           11 May 2002                    FOLD(1)