diff --git a/src/ln/open_text.rs b/src/ln/open_text.rs
index 21928db..446edfb 100644
--- a/src/ln/open_text.rs
+++ b/src/ln/open_text.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ use std::io::Result;
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus, Stdio};
 
 pub fn open_bat() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+    let terminal_cols_cmd = Command::new("tput").arg("cols").output()?.stdout;
+    let terminal_cols: String = match std::str::from_utf8(&terminal_cols_cmd) {
+        Err(_e) => "80".to_string(),
+        Ok(v) => (v.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap() - 10).to_string(),
+    };
+
     let soft_wrap = match Command::new("fold")
         .arg("-s")
+        .arg("-w")
+        .arg(terminal_cols)
         .arg("/tmp/log_e")
         .stdout(Stdio::piped())
         .spawn()
@@ -11,9 +19,12 @@ pub fn open_bat() -> Result<ExitStatus> {
         Err(why) => panic!("couldn't spawn wc: {}", why),
         Ok(soft_wrap) => soft_wrap,
     };
+
     Command::new("bat")
         .arg("--paging")
         .arg("always")
+        .arg("-l")
+        .arg("markdown")
         .stdin(soft_wrap.stdout.unwrap())
         .spawn()?
         .wait()