* readelf.c (do_wide): New.

	(options): Add --wide.
	(usage, parse_args): Likewise.
	(process_program_headers): Put each segment on a single line if
	--wide is given.
	(process_section_headers): Put each section on a single line if
	--wide is given.
	* doc/binutils.texi: Document it.
	* NEWS: Likewise.

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diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 6b6f19e..45878cb 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -2837,6 +2837,7 @@ readelf [@option{-a}|@option{--all}]
         [@option{-w[liaprmf]}|@option{--debug-dump}[=line,=info,=abbrev,=pubnames,=ranges,=macro,=frames]]
         [@option{-histogram}]
         [@option{-v}|@option{--version}]
+        [@option{-W}|@option{--wide}]
         [@option{-H}|@option{--help}]
         @var{elffile}@dots{}
 @c man end
@@ -2949,6 +2950,14 @@ of the symbol tables.
 @itemx --version
 Display the version number of readelf.
 
+@item -W
+@itemx --wide
+Don't break output lines to fit into 80 columns. By default
+@command{readelf} breaks section header and segment listing lines for
+64-bit ELF files, so that they fit into 80 columns. This option causes
+@command{readelf} to print each section header resp. each segment one a
+single line, which is far more readable on terminals wider than 80 columns.
+
 @item -H
 @itemx --help
 Display the command line options understood by @command{readelf}.