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word-wrap 
Wrap words to a specified length.
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Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save word-wrap
Usage
var wrap = require('word-wrap');
wrap('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.');
Results in:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Options
options.width
Type: Number
Default: 50
The width of the text before wrapping to a new line.
Example:
wrap(str, {width: 60});
options.indent
Type: String
Default: `` (two spaces)
The string to use at the beginning of each line.
Example:
wrap(str, {indent: ' '});
options.newline
Type: String
Default: \n
The string to use at the end of each line.
Example:
wrap(str, {newline: '\n\n'});
options.escape
Type: function
Default: function(str){return str;}
An escape function to run on each line after splitting them.
Example:
var xmlescape = require('xml-escape');
wrap(str, {
escape: function(string){
return xmlescape(string);
}
});
options.trim
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Trim trailing whitespace from the returned string. This option is included since .trim() would also strip the leading indentation from the first line.
Example:
wrap(str, {trim: true});
options.cut
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Break a word between any two letters when the word is longer than the specified width.
Example:
wrap(str, {cut: true});
About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
Building docs
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$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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- unique-words: Returns an array of unique words, or the number of occurrences of each word in… more | homepage
- wordcount: Count the words in a string. Support for english, CJK and Cyrillic. | homepage
Contributors
| Commits | Contributor |
| --- | --- |
| 47 | jonschlinkert |
| 7 | OlafConijn |
| 3 | doowb |
| 2 | aashutoshrathi |
| 2 | lordvlad |
| 2 | hildjj |
| 1 | danilosampaio |
| 1 | 2fd |
| 1 | leonard-thieu |
| 1 | mohd-akram |
| 1 | toddself |
| 1 | wolfgang42 |
| 1 | zachhale |
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2023, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.8.0, on July 22, 2023.