On Unix-like operating systems, the fold command wraps each line of input text to fit a specified line width.
This page covers the GNU/Linux version of fold.
Syntax
fold [OPTION]… [FILE]…
Options
If no FILE is specified, fold reads from standard input.
- Syntax
- Examples
- Related commands
- Linux commands help
Examples
fold -w5 myfile.txt > newfile.txt
Wraps the lines of myfile.txt to a width of 5 characters, and writes the output to newfile.txt.
Related commands
cut — Remove or “cut out” sections of each line of a file or files.pr — Format a text file for printing.
