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From: kc@rna.UUCP (Kaare Christian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.bugs.sys5,comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: Does tail still need the 4K byte limit?
Summary: Also fmt, ...
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Date: 3 May 89 14:30:24 GMT
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Organization: Rockefeller University - Neurobiology
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Also, fmt. I use fmt to fix up files transferred from various
pc word processors, which often delimit *paragraphs* with nl, or cr-nl.
fmt has a hardwired BUFSIZ (1024) character limit per line. That's not
enough for many purposes. Arbitrary (short) limits should go. Yes, I can
fix my copy of fmt, but in general, limits should be generous, especially
those that pertain to a program's core functionality. 

Kaare Christian
kc@rna.rockefeller.edu