.\" SCCSID: @(#)fold.1	8.1	9/11/90.TH fold 1.SH Namefold \- fold long lines for finite width output device.SH Syntax.B fold[\|\fB\-b\fP\|] [\|\fB\-s\fP\|] [\|\fB\-w \fIwidth\fR or \fB\-\fIwidth\fR\|] [\|\fIfile...\fR\|].SH Description.NXR "fold command".NXA "fold command" "expand command".NXR "file" "specifying line width".NXR "printer" "folding text lines for"The.PN foldcommandis a filter which folds the contents of each specified .IR file ,or the standard input if no .I fileis specified,breaking the lines to have maximum width.IR width ..SH Options.IP \-b 5Causes each `<backspace>' in a line to be interpreted as decrementing the line length by one..IP \-sBreaks the line on the last <blank> character found before the specified length. If none are found the line breaks at the specified length..IP "\-w \fIwidth\fR or \fB\-\fIwidth\fR"Specify the maximum line width, in bytes. The default value is 80.The.I widthshould be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs shouldbe expanded using .MS expand 1before coming to.PN fold ..SH RestrictionsThe .PN fold command may interfere with underlining..SH Return ValuesThe .PN foldcommand returns zero (0) on successful completion..SH See Alsoexpand(1)