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authorJohn Ankarström <john@ankarstrom.se>2021-05-20 03:08:12 +0200
committerJohn Ankarström <john@ankarstrom.se>2021-05-20 03:08:12 +0200
commit41ad303ad1c2812ebe00d8880d136ad3ab44d5ab (patch)
tree142e19f5962c3d3b1a615158d9b3b64663806988
parent247f473497615712c0de1bd37549c8f799edb285 (diff)
downloadxutil-41ad303ad1c2812ebe00d8880d136ad3ab44d5ab.tar.gz
Add 'ft' utility
-rwxr-xr-xft8
-rw-r--r--ft.127
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ft b/ft
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# ft -- fmt with new line for each sentence
+
+fmt "$@" |
+sed 's/\([^ ]\)\. \([^ ]\)/\1.\n\.temporary line for fmt\n\2/g' |
+fmt "$@" |
+sed '/^\.temporary line for fmt$/d'
diff --git a/ft.1 b/ft.1
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+.Dd $Mdocdate$
+.Dt ft 1
+.Os
+.
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ft
+.Nd fmt but with new sentence on new line
+.
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm ft
+.Op Ar arg ...
+.
+.Sh DESCIPTION
+.Pp
+.Nm
+runs
+.Xr fmt 1
+with any given
+.Ar arg
+in a way such that each new sentence begins on a new line.
+Sentence breaks are recognized if the period in the original text
+is followed by two spaces or a newline.
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.Pp
+.Nm
+is written by John Ankarström
+.Aq Mt john (at) ankarstrom.se .