EXPAND(1) GNU textutils 2.0 (August 1999) EXPAND(1)
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.
-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
Instead of -t NUMBER or -t LIST, -NUMBER or -LIST may be
used.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
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.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright c 1999 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.
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