@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ General writer options
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539539`--columns=`*NUMBER*
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541−: Specify length of lines in characters (for text wrapping).
542− This affects only the generated source code, not the layout on
543− the rendered page.
541+: Specify length of lines in characters. This affects text wrapping
542+ in the generated source code (see `--wrap`). It also affects
543+ calculation of column widths for plain text tables (see [Tables] below).
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545545`--toc`, `--table-of-contents`
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