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expand - Unix, Linux Command
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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.
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-i, --initial
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do not convert tabs after non blanks
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-t, --tabs=NUMBER
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have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8
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-t, --tabs=LIST
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use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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
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info expand |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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