---
name: "rust-fold"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-fold"
---

# rust-fold(1)

Writes each file (or standard input if no files are given) to standard output whilst breaking long lines

## NAME

fold - Writes each file (or standard input if no files are given) to standard output whilst breaking long lines

## SYNOPSIS

**fold** \[**-b**\|**--bytes**\] \[**-s**\|**--spaces**\] \[**-w**\|**--width**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Writes each file (or standard input if no files are given) to standard output whilst breaking long lines

## OPTIONS

- **-b**, **--bytes**

  count using bytes rather than columns (meaning control characters such as newline are not treated specially)

- **-s**, **--spaces**

  break lines at word boundaries rather than a hard cut-off

- **-w**, **--width**=*WIDTH*

  set WIDTH as the maximum line width rather than 80

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## VERSION

v0.0.30