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Mention indentation in root module docstring #266

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43 changes: 41 additions & 2 deletions src/lib.rs
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//! The textwrap library provides functions for word wrapping and
//! indenting text.
//!
//! # Wrapping Text
//!
//! Wrapping text can be very useful in command-line programs where
//! you want to format dynamic output nicely so it looks good in a
//! terminal. A quick example:
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//! ping text.
//! ```
//!
//! # Wrapping Strings at Compile Time
//! ## Wrapping Strings at Compile Time
//!
//! If your strings are known at compile time, please take a look at
//! the procedural macros from the [textwrap-macros] crate.
//!
//! # Displayed Width vs Byte Size
//! ## Displayed Width vs Byte Size
//!
//! To word wrap text, one must know the width of each word so one can
//! know when to break lines. This library will by default measure the
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//! `unicode-width` Cargo feature is enabled (it is enabled by
//! default).
//!
//! # Indentation and Dedentation
//!
//! The textwrap library also offers functions for adding a prefix to
//! every line of a string and to remove leading whitespace. As an
//! example, the [`indent`] function allows you to turn lines of text
//! into a bullet list:
//!
//! ```
//! let before = "
//! foo
//! bar
//! baz
//! ";
//! let after = "
//! * foo
//! * bar
//! * baz
//! ";
//! assert_eq!(textwrap::indent(before, "* "), after);
//! ```
//!
//! Removing leading whitespace is done with [`dedent`]:
//!
//! ```
//! let before = "
//! Some
//! indented
//! text
//! ";
//! let after = "
//! Some
//! indented
//! text
//! ";
//! assert_eq!(textwrap::dedent(before), after);
//! ```
//!
//! # Cargo Features
//!
//! The textwrap library can be slimmed down as needed via a number of
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