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Article #440Re: irix "fold" breaks words in the middle, any relief in sight???
From: Dave Olson
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 1995 03:03
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 1995 03:03
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fish@daacdev1.stx.com (John Vanderpool) writes: | well, after a few other replies stating that i seemed to think so too, but | there is a MAJOR difference, fmt tries to nicely format ALL of the text | into paragraphs. Yes, this is a major difference. But most people just reformat the lines that they want changed, if they don't want the whole thing. I frequently do this when replying to mail, for example. I'll submit this as an RFE against fold. It might get done for the next release. Or you could write your own filter, of course, if you want it a bit sooner ;) -- The most beautiful things in the world are | Dave Olson those from which all excess weight has been | Silicon Graphics removed. -Henry Ford | olson@sgi.com
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