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# fold
> Wraps each line in an input file to fit a specified width and prints it to the standard output.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fold>.
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- Wrap each line to default width (80 characters):
`fold {{file}}`
- Wrap each line to width "30":
`fold -w30 {{file}}`
- Wrap each line to width "5" and break the line at spaces (puts each space separated word in a new line, words with length > 5 are wrapped):
`fold -w5 -s {{file}}`