Wrap Text for Config Files
Wrap long text lines at 80 characters for terminal and fixed-width display. Free tool.
Quick Answer
Paste text to wrap long lines at 80 characters for terminal display and fixed-width environments.
How to Use the Wrap Text for Config Files
- Use the input area to provide your data.
- The tool processes it instantly in your browser.
- Copy or download the result.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which config files work with this tool?
- Any JSON configuration file: package.json, tsconfig.json, .eslintrc.json, babel.config.json, VS Code settings, AWS CloudFormation templates, and more.
- Why 80 characters?
- 80 characters is the traditional terminal width originating from 80-column IBM punch cards. Most code style guides (PEP 8, ESLint, etc.) use 80 or 100 characters as the maximum line length for readability.
About This Tool
Configuration files are at the heart of modern software development — from package.json and tsconfig.json to VS Code settings and cloud infrastructure templates. This Wrap Text for Config Files is tailored for processing WRAP configuration files with the precision and care they require. Configuration files often contain comments (in formats that support them), version-specific settings, and carefully structured hierarchies that must be preserved during formatting. The tool processes these files while maintaining all data integrity, ensuring that indentation reveals the logical structure of configuration sections, nested settings, and conditional values. Whether you are cleaning up auto-generated configuration, merging settings from multiple sources, or preparing config files for documentation, this tool handles the task reliably.
What is Wrap Text at Column Width?
A text wrap tool reformats long lines of text to not exceed a specified column width (80 characters is the standard). The 80-character column limit has roots in early computing (80-column punch cards and terminals), but remains relevant today as the standard line length for source code comments, README files, command-line tool output, email plain text, and documentation. Wrapping text at this width ensures readability in terminal windows, side-by-side diff views, and code review interfaces. The tool wraps on word boundaries (never splitting words mid-word) to produce readable output with natural line breaks.
How to Use This Tool
- Paste your long text.
- Click Wrap at 80 chars.
- View the wrapped output with lines at 80 characters max.
- Copy the properly wrapped text.
Common Use Cases
- Formatting package.json for readability
- Cleaning up tsconfig.json and eslint configs
- Processing VS Code settings.json files
- Normalizing docker compose JSON overrides
Examples
This is a very long line that will be wrapped at 80 characters to fit properly in terminal windows and fixed-width display environments like code editors.
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