diff --git a/box b/box
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+#! /bin/bash
+# a crude box-around-the-text utility
+readonly PROGNAME=${0##*/}
+readonly VERSION="1.0"
+
+readonly COLS=$((COLUMNS-4))
+readonly FOLDWIDTH=$((COLS-2))
+printf "+%${COLS}s+\n" " "|sed -e 's! !-!g;'
+while read A ; do printf "| %-${FOLDWIDTH}s |\n" "$A" ; done < <(sed -e 's!\t!  !g' $1 | fold -s -w${FOLDWIDTH})
+printf "+%${COLS}s+\n" " "|sed -e 's! !-!g;'