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format_line_break_characters HANDLE EXPR
$FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS
$:
The current set of characters after which a string may be broken to fill continuation fields (starting with ^) in a format. Default is " \n-", to break on whitespace or hyphens. (Mnemonic: a ``colon'' in poetry is a part of a line.)

Source: Perl predefined variables
Copyright: Larry Wall, et al.
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