# tf.compat.v1.flags.text_wrap

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Wraps a given text to a maximum line length and returns it.

    tf.compat.v1.flags.text_wrap(
        text: str,
        length: Optional[int] = None,
        indent: str = '',
        firstline_indent: Optional[str] = None
    ) -> str

It turns lines that only contain whitespace into empty lines, keeps new lines,
and expands tabs using 4 spaces.

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| ## Args ||
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| [`text`](https://www.tensorflow.org/text/api_docs/python/text) | str, text to wrap. |
| `length` | int, maximum length of a line, includes indentation. If this is None then use get_help_width() |
| `indent` | str, indent for all but first line. |
| `firstline_indent` | str, indent for first line; if None, fall back to indent. |

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| ## Returns ||
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| str, the wrapped text. ||

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| ## Raises ||
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| `ValueError` | Raised if indent or firstline_indent not shorter than length. |

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