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From: Henry Yen <blinux-mail@AegisInfoSys.com>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: word rap?
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 13:30:53 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020511133053.A1681@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0205111259260.86469-100000@server1.shellworld.net>; from Luke Davis on Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:25:05AM -0400

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:25:05AM -0400, Luke Davis wrote:
> 1.  This is off topic.

yes.

> 2.  No.

'ex', at least on redhat, is just a link to 'vim'.  'vim' definitely
supports word wrap, as well as adjustable columns.

> 3.  Sort of.  I had to reformat a document yesterday, and managed it
> by being rather creative with tr, cut, and nano's word wrap.

you may very well have 'fmt' on your system (try: man fmt).

> On Sat, 11 May 2002, Jim Stevenson wrote:
> > Can ed or ex be set to word rap?
> >
> > Can col or what else insert <cr> for the last space before column 80?
> >
> > What if I want a longer line length like 120?

-- 
Henry Yen                                       Aegis Information Systems, Inc.
Senior Systems Programmer                       Hicksville, New York




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 Jim Stevenson
 ` Luke Davis
   ` Henry Yen [this message]
   ` Mike Gorse
 ` Jude DaShiell

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