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 ftnchek (a static analyzer for Fortran 77 programs)
 
-ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain errors
-in a Fortran program that a compiler usually does not.
+ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain
+errors in a Fortran program that a compiler usually does not.
 
-ftnchek is not primarily intended to detect syntax errors. Its purpose is
-to assist the user in finding semantic errors. Semantic errors are legal
-in the Fortran language but are wasteful or may cause incorrect operation.
+ftnchek is not primarily intended to detect syntax errors. Its purpose
+is to assist the user in finding semantic errors. Semantic errors are
+legal in the Fortran language but are wasteful or may cause incorrect
+operation.