March 26, 2002; Robert J. Alexander
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Filter to word wrap a range of text.
A number of options are available, including full justification (see
usage text, below). All lines that have the same indentation as the
first line (or same comment leading character format if -c option)
are wrapped. Other lines are left as is.
This program is useful in conjunction with editors that can invoke
filters on a range of selected text.
The -c option attempts to establish the form of a comment based on the
first line, then does its best to deal properly with the following
lines. The types of comment lines that are handled are those in
which each line starts with a "comment" character string (possibly
preceded by spaces). While formatting comment lines, text lines
following the prototype line that don't match the prototype but are
flush with the left margin are also formatted as comments. This
feature simplifies initially entering lengthy comments or making
major modifications, since new text can be entered without concern
for comment formatting, which will be done automatically later.
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