Re: how do is set wrap for _reading_ a file that was already edited before

Hi ale!

On Fr, 20 Aug 2010, ale wrote:

> opening an existing file that have lines longer than the screen width,
> how do i format the file for easy reading.
>
> i think that the options 'textwidth' and 'wrapmargin' are effective
> only while editing the file and adding _new_ lines...not for existing
> lines which will not change whatever value you assign to those
> options.Am I right?

Read the help starting at :h formatting and :h usr_25.txt

regards,
Christian

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