GNU bug report logs - #6195
Feature Request for "fold"

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: BJ Dierkes <wdierkes <at> 5dollarwhitebox.org>

Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 02:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 6195-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: BJ Dierkes <wdierkes <at> 5dollarwhitebox.org>
Cc: 6195-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6195: Feature Request for "fold"
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:32:41 -0600

BJ Dierkes wrote:
> Pádraig Brady wrote:
> >> $ git --no-pager log --oneline | fold -s
> > 
> > `fmt` seems to nearly do what you want,
> > and with a little sed you can line up correctly:
> > 
> >  fmt -t | sed 's/^   /        /'
> > 
> > I'm not against a --indent option to fold
> > but with the overlap between fmt,pr,fold,sed
> > the barrier to new options to these utils is high.
> 
> Thank you for the quick reply.  Your response makes complete sense.

Since everyone seems satisfied with the situation I am going to close
the bug report in the bug tracking system with this message.

Bob
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