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.
-i, --initial do not convert tabs after non blanks
-t, --tabs=\,N\/ have tabs N characters apart, not 8
-t, --tabs=\,LIST\/ use comma separated list of tab positions The last specified position can be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use after the last explicitly specified tab stop. Also a prefix of '+' can be used to align remaining tab stops relative to the last specified tab stop instead of the first column
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Author
Written by David MacKenzie.Reporting Bugs
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Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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.See Also
unexpand(1)Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand> or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) expand invocation\(aq