fold—folds long lines
fold [ –w width | –width ] [ filename ... ]
Fold the contents of the specified filenames, or the standard input if no files are specified, breaking the lines to have maximum width. The default for width is 80. Width should be a multiple of 8 if tabs are present, or the tabs should be expanded.
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