29 May
2020
29 May
'20
11:10 a.m.
It is also included in 2.9BSD, or was it backported:
FMT(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual FMT(1)
NAME
fmt - simple text formatter
SYNOPSIS
fmt [ name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Fmt is a simple text formatter which reads the concatenation
of input files (or standard input if none are given) and
produces on standard output a version of its input with
lines as close to 72 characters long as possible. The spac-
ing at the beginning of the input lines is preserved in the
output, as are blank lines and interword spacing.
Fmt is meant to format mail messages prior to sending, but
may also be useful for other simple tasks.
SEE ALSO
Mail(1), nroff(1), roff(1)
AUTHOR
Kurt Shoens
BUGS
The program was designed to be simple and fast - for more
complex operations, the standard text processors are likely
to be more appropriate.
On 29. May 2020, at 02:18, Greg 'groggy'
Lehey <grog(a)lemis.com> wrote:
On Thursday, 28 May 2020 at 9:30:09 -0400, Clem Cole wrote:
fmt was originally written by Kurt Shoens at UCB
when he worked in Mail and
delivermail.
That agrees with the FreeBSD man page:
HISTORY
The fmt command appeared in 3BSD.
The version described herein is a complete rewrite and appeared in
FreeBSD 4.4.
AUTHORS
Kurt Shoens
Liz Allen (added goal length concept)
Gareth McCaughan
Greg
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