GNU/Linux |
CentOS 4.8 |
i386 |
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unexpand(1) |
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unexpand − convert spaces to tabs
unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Convert spaces in each FILE to tabs, 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.
−a, −−all
convert all whitespace, instead of just initial whitespace
−−first−only convert only leading sequences of whitespace (overrides −a) |
−t, −−tabs=N
have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables −a)
−t, −−tabs=LIST
use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables −a)
−−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.
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The full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and unexpand programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils unexpand
should give you access to the complete manual.
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