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Re: fold(1) needs and option to truncate
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: fold(1) needs and option to truncate |
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Fri, 7 Jun 2002 18:11:14 -0600 |
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> > fold(1) needs and option not to fold, but to truncate. e.g.
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> No, it doesn't. Here's why:
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> > fold -t would be the same as cut -c 1-80
> > fold -t -w 99 would be the same as cut -c 1-99
I agree. 'cut' is exactly what you want here, not 'fold'.
Bob