Linux fmt Command

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:

• fmt source code on GitHub
• fmt source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• fmt source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

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.