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diff --git a/misc/par/README b/misc/par/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..a0488a9367d43 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/par/README @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +par is a paragraph reformatter, vaguely similar to fmt, but better. + +For example, the command "par 44gqr", given the input: + + John Q. Public writes: + > Jane Doe writes: + > > + > > May I remind people that this newsgroup + > > is for posting binaries only. Please keep + > > all discussion in .d where it belongs. + > Who appointed you net.god? + > I'll discuss things here if I feel like it. + Could you two please take this to e-mail? + + ********************************************** + ** Main's Law: For every action there is an ** + ** equal and opposite government program. ** + ********************************************** + +Would produce the output: + + John Q. Public writes: + + > Jane Doe writes: + > + > > May I remind people that this + > > newsgroup is for posting + > > binaries only. Please keep + > > all discussion in .d where it + > > belongs. + > + > Who appointed you net.god? I'll + > discuss things here if I feel like + > it. + + Could you two please take this to + e-mail? + + ************************************ + ** Main's Law: For every action ** + ** there is an equal and opposite ** + ** government program. ** + ************************************ |