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.

   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

AUTHOR

   Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

   GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report expand translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
   GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
   This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
   There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

   unexpand(1)

   Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) expand invocation'

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