Subj : Re: text reformating
To   : Grant Weasner
From : Dan Clough
Date : Mon May 19 2025 08:34:30

-=> Grant Weasner wrote to All <=-

 GW> Hello all.

 GW> I'm wondering what others think about linux a text formating task I'm
 GW> trying to solve.

 GW> I've got lots of older howtos from the old web, and stuff I've also
 GW> wrote.

 GW> I want to convert all of my text files in many directories into a
 GW> gopher fiendly format.

 GW> Gopher friendly:
 GW> 1) 64 columns wide.
 GW> 2) any indents will remain, but if a line goes beyond 64 cols, the
 GW> remaining characters will go to the line below but indent to the same
 GW> column as the prior line.


 GW> This seems pretty difficult and I'm wondering how others would approch
 GW> this task.

 GW> I'm thinking of just writing a python script using basic python
 GW> modules.

 GW> But I'm wondering if there are just native linux tools that would work
 GW> as good or  better.

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