expand1
Convert tabs to spaces
Usage
expand [OPTION] ...
[FILE] ...
Overview
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.
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-i, --initial -
do not convert tabs after non blanks
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-t, --tabs=N -
have tabs N characters apart, not 8
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-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
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--help -
display this help and exit
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--version -
output version information and exit
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 15 times.
- until Debian 2.1 (Slink).