---
name: "uu-fold"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-fold"
---

# uu-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** \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]...

## 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)

- **-c**, **--characters**

  count using character positions rather than display columns

- **-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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0