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+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. **
+ ************************************