What is the default line width for text wrapping?

The default line width is 80 characters, which is the traditional standard for terminal displays and many coding style guides. You can adjust this to any value between 10 and 200 characters depending on your needs.

Will the tool break words in the middle?

By default, the tool breaks lines at word boundaries to avoid splitting words. However, if a single word is longer than the line width, you can enable the 'break long words' option to force a break within the word. Otherwise, the long word will extend beyond the line width.

Does the tool preserve my existing paragraph breaks?

Yes, when the 'preserve existing breaks' option is enabled, the tool respects your existing line breaks and paragraph separators. It only wraps long lines within each paragraph. If you disable this option, all existing breaks are removed and the text is re-wrapped from scratch.

Why would I need to wrap text to 80 characters?

The 80-character limit is a common convention in software development, derived from historical terminal widths. Many style guides, including Git commit message conventions, require lines to be wrapped at 72-80 characters. Wrapping text also improves readability on narrow screens and in side-by-side diff views.

Can I use this tool to format text for email?

Yes, plain text emails are typically formatted to 72-78 characters per line to ensure proper display across different email clients. This tool makes it easy to wrap your email content to the appropriate width before sending.

How is this different from word wrap in my text editor?

Text editors typically use soft wrapping, which displays text within the window width without inserting actual line break characters. This tool inserts hard line breaks at the specified width, so the wrapping is preserved when you copy the text elsewhere. This is essential for applications that don't support soft wrapping.

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