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i am wanting a command to output one (small) file in a text box, much like those relational db tools often do.

edit 1:
it would be a plus to put the file name somewhere reasonable in the output.

See Linux 'fmt' and 'fold' commands

i mean something like:

Output:
+--------------+ 
| this is text |
| in a little  |
| box          |
+--------------+

and i am wanting to do it in python.

this one should be a module function and command in one file.

curses?

i still want it in py.

There is curses for python. It will be in .py file

if you're using linux, you might also try Urwid or npyscreen

i went ahead an wrote my own version of it.

it is not thoroughly tested but seems to work ok.

Output:
lt1/forums /home/forums 48> python box.py box.txt wide.txt | python box.py
+---<STDIN>-----------------+
| +--------------+          |
| | this is text |          |
| | in a little  |          |
| | box          |          |
| +--------------+          |
| +---<wide.txt>----------+ |
| | this is text          | |
| | in a definitely wider | |
| | box                   | |
| +-----------------------+ |
+---------------------------+
lt1/forums /home/forums 49>

the code is over here.