Formatting Text for Gopher The Easy Way With FMT
📆 2026-01-03 14:25
Gopher works best with lines no longer than 70 chars. Long lines can wrap badly and become hard to read in simple clients.
Counting chars by hand is tedious - let tools do the work for you.
Install FMT
On Debian/Ubuntu:
Even though libfmt is a C++ library, most systems include the fmt command-line tool, perfect for quick formatting in Bash scripts.
Wrap a text file
Example: wrap text to 67 chars for Gopher:
Output: neat, readable text ready for Gopher menus or text files.
Benefits
- No manual line breaks
- Consistent formatting
- Clean, readable Gopher content
Write freely, format once, and keep your Gopher content pleasant to read.