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expand - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
expand - convert tabs to spacesSYNOPSIS
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.
Tag | Description |
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-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
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
Tag | Description |
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info expand |
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