fmt -80 infile > outfile Same thing, isn't it? On Sep 25, 2017, at 5:49 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I forgot three lines in earlier version. This one uses fold to force creation of 80 character lines making it easier to edit rather than just leaving a single line in the file and that happens before editing of file can happen. cut here. #!/usr/bin/env bash # file: fcl.sh - file with character limit script. echo -c "character limit for file:" read lim=$REPLY echo -c "file name to edit" read ef=$REPLY truncate --size=$lim $ef fold $ef >$ef.f mv $ef.f $ef echo "remember only change lines in $ef to stay inside character limits." nano $ef wc -c $ef -- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list