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expand - convert tabs to spaces
expand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Convert tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output. With no
FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long
options are mandatory for short options too.
- -i, --initial
- do not convert tabs
after non blanks
- -t, --tabs=NUMBER
- have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not
8
- -t, --tabs=LIST
- use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
unexpand(1)
The full documentation for expand is maintained as
a Texinfo manual. If the info and expand programs are properly installed
at your site, the command
- info expand
should give you access to the complete
manual.
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