expand(1) - convert tabs to spaces



  • EXPAND(1)                        User Commands                       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=N
                  have tabs N characters apart, not 8
    
           -t, --tabs=LIST
                  use comma separated list of tab  positions  The  last  specified
                  position  can  be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use
                  after the last explicitly specified tab stop.  Also a prefix  of
                  '+'  can  be  used  to align remaining tab stops relative to the
                  last specified tab stop instead of the first column
    
           --help display this help and exit
    
           --version
                  output version information and exit
    
    AUTHOR
           Written by David MacKenzie.
    
    REPORTING BUGS
           GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
           Report   expand   translation    bugs    to    <https://translationpro‐
           ject.org/team/>
    
    COPYRIGHT
           Copyright  ©  2018  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
           GPL version 3 or later <https://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: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand>
           or available locally via: info '(coreutils) expand invocation'
    
    GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                         EXPAND(1)
    

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