fold (break lines at a specified column)

Breaks the lines in a file so that they don't continue past a certain column. The default width is 80.

 Format:    fold filelist Examples:  fold file1 file3 

Breaks any lines longer than 80 columns at 80, moving the remaining columns to a new line.

Opt	What It Does	Example
-b	Use bytes to decide where to break lines	fold -b report3
-s	Break at spaces, not in middle of word	fold -s reportX
-w n	Set width to n, rather than 80	fold -w 70 reportY