$fill-col(5)

NAME

$fill-col - Global paragraph mode; right fill column $buffer-fill-col - Buffer paragraph mode; right fill column

SYNOPSIS

$fill-col columnNumber
$buffer-fill-col columnNumber

-1 <= columnNumber <= 32767 the default is 78.

DESCRIPTION

The fill-col variables specify the position of the right text margin, or fill column, when used with fill-paragraph(2).

$fill-col defines the global default fill column number, all new buffers that are subsequently created assume a fill column value of $fill-col. columnNumber defaults to 78 when undefined. This value is used in conjunction with justify(2m) and wrap(2m) modes.

$buffer-fill-col specifies the fill column value to use in a buffer, a value of $fill-col is used as a default when the buffer is created. Modification of the $buffer-fill-col causes the buffer fill column position to be modified, this does not affect any other buffer. The value is typically set by the fhook-xxx macro when initializing a buffer using the Language Templates. $buffer-fill-col may also be modified from buffer-setup(3).

SEE ALSO

$buffer-fill-mode(5), $fill-mode(5), buffer-mode(2), buffer-setup(3), fill-paragraph(2), justify(2m), wrap(2m).

Ref: $fill-col(5) File: m5var021.5 Date: 2022/06/12

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