GNU/Linux |
CentOS 4.8 |
i386 |
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expand(1) |
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expand − convert tabs to spaces
expand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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 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
Written by David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2004 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.
unexpand(1)
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 coreutils expand
should give you access to the complete manual.
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