expand(1) -- Linux man page
NAME
expand - convert tabs to spaces
SYNOPSIS
expand
[OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
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 whitespace
- -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
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
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.
SEE ALSO
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 coreutils expand
should give you access to the complete manual.
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