Re: long line to paragraph all indented

Tim

On 6/3/19 5:43 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
> version 7.4 on ubuntu
> non-gui
>
> given a long line indented to some nominal number of spaces, how can
> I format this line to preset paragraph width but with each line in
> paragraph retaining the original indentation.
> example:
>
> Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Cover with leftover cheese and bake for about 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.
>
> becomes:
>
> Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Cover with leftover cheese
> and bake for about 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.

I use the external program 'fmt' to do it, like this:

:.,.!fmt

Does that give you the results you want?

- George

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