---
name: "rust-expand"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-expand"
---

# rust-expand(1)

Convert tabs in each \`FILE\` to spaces, writing to standard output. With no \`FILE\`, or when \`FILE\` is \`-\`, read standard input.

## NAME

expand - Convert tabs in each \`FILE\` to spaces, writing to standard output. With no \`FILE\`, or when \`FILE\` is \`-\`, read standard input.

## SYNOPSIS

**expand** \[**-i**\|**--initial**\] \[**-t**\|**--tabs**\] \[**-U**\|**--no-utf8**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*FILES*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Convert tabs in each \`FILE\` to spaces, writing to standard output. With no \`FILE\`, or when \`FILE\` is \`-\`, read standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **-i**, **--initial**

  do not convert tabs after non blanks

- **-t**, **--tabs**=*N, LIST*

  have tabs N characters apart, not 8 or use comma separated list of explicit tab positions

- **-U**, **--no-utf8**

  interpret input file as 8-bit ASCII rather than UTF-8

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## EXTRA

## VERSION

v0.0.30