>> A specific bit of lunacy about this syntax and semantics is that files
>> with names like "65" or "75" will be ignored, the integers on the
>> command being interpreted as line length settings.  There only way to
>> format two files called "65" and "75" would be to repeat the defaults
>> on the command line: "fmt 65 75 65 75".
>
>This part, at least is easy.  Use "fmt ./65 ./75".

i was going to point out that common solution, but the message went on to =
make claims about the "semantics changing with integer-named files in fmt =
dir/*" or something like that... and i didn't feel interested enough to =
test it to be sure it was as absurd as it sounded.

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