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fold: Count width in bytes (the default is to count in columns).
$ fold --bytes --width ${width_in_bytes} ${filename}
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The command "fold --bytes --width ${width_in_bytes} ${filename}" is used to wrap lines in a text file to a specified width measured in bytes.
Here is what each component of the command does:
- "fold" is the command itself, used to wrap lines in a text file.
- "--bytes" is an option that specifies that the line width should be measured in bytes instead of columns. Bytes typically represent characters of a file.
- "--width ${width_in_bytes}" is another option that specifies the maximum width, in bytes, that a line should be wrapped to. ${width_in_bytes} is a placeholder for the desired width.
- "${filename}" is the parameter that represents the name of the file you want to apply the command to.
To use this command, you need to replace ${width_in_bytes} with the desired width of each line in bytes, and ${filename} with the name or path of the file you want to wrap the lines in.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.