expand - convert tabs to spaces


SYNOPSIS

       expand  [-tab1[,tab2[,...]]]  [-t  tab1[,tab2[,...]]] [-i]
       [--tabs=tab1[,tab2[,...]]]  [--initial]  [--help]  [--ver-
       sion] [file...]


DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents  the  GNU version of expand.
       expand writes the contents of  each  given  file,  or  the
       standard  input if none are given or when a file named `-'
       is given, to the standard output, with tab characters con-
       verted  to  the appropriate number of spaces.  By default,
       expand  converts  all  tabs  to  spaces.    It   preserves
       backspace  characters  in  the  output; they decrement the
       column count for tab calculations.  The default action  is
       equivalent to -8 (set tabs every 8 columns).

   OPTIONS
       -, -t, --tabs tab1[,tab2[,...]]
              If  only  one  tab stop is given, set the tabs tab1
              spaces apart instead of the default 8.   Otherwise,
              set  the tabs at columns tab1, tab2, etc. (numbered
              from 0) and replace any tabs  beyond  the  tabstops
              given  with  single  spaces.   If  the tabstops are
              specified with the -t or --tabs option, they can be
              separated by blanks as well as by commas.

       -i, --initial
              Only  convert  initial tabs (those that precede all
              non space  or  tab  characters)  on  each  line  to
              spaces.

       --help Print  a  usage message and exit with a status code
              indicating success.

       --version
              Print version information on standard  output  then
              exit.














Release 1.1d7 of the Be OS


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