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In this tutorial we learn how to use fmt commmand in Linux. fmt command is fmt - simple optimal text formatter

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What is Linux fmt Command?   fmt Syntax   fmt Examples   fmt Command Manual / Help   Linux fmt Command Source Code   Related Linux Commands   Summary  

What is Linux fmt Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use fmt command in Linux. fmt command is fmt - simple optimal text formatter

fmt Syntax  

       fmt [-WIDTH] [OPTION]... [FILE]...

fmt Examples  

fmt Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of fmt command.

fmt command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for fmt command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man fmt

To open info page for fmt command we can use command below.

info fmt

To open help page from fmt command we can run command below.

fmt --help

Linux fmt Command Source Code  

You can find fmt command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

  • Linux w Command
  • Linux id Command
  • Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use fmt in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.

On this page:
What is Linux fmt Command?   fmt Syntax   fmt Examples   fmt Command Manual / Help   Linux fmt Command Source Code   Related Linux Commands   Summary  
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