---
name: "uu-expand"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-expand"
---

# uu-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** \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]...

## 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

## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0