=over =item IO::Handle->format_line_break_characters EXPR =item $FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS =item $: X<$:> X<FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS> The current set of characters after which a string may be broken to fill continuation fields (starting with C<^>) in a format. The default is S<" \n-">, to break on a space, newline, or a hyphen. You cannot call C<format_line_break_characters()> on a handle, only as a static method. See L<IO::Handle|IO::Handle>. Mnemonic: a "colon" in poetry is a part of a line. =back