expand

convert tabs to spaces

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examples

source

            
  expand -t8 sample.txt

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=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

copyright

Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://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.

reporting bugs

Report expand bugs to bug-coreutils[:at:]gnu[:dot:]org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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see also

unexpand

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 invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.

author

Written by David MacKenzie.