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NAME

6       expand - convert tabs to spaces
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SYNOPSIS

9       expand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Convert  tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output.  With
13       no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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15       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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18       -i, --initial
19              do not convert tabs after non blanks
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21       -t, --tabs=NUMBER
22              have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8
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24       -t, --tabs=LIST
25              use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
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27       --help display this help and exit
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29       --version
30              output version information and exit
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32       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
33       Report expand translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

36       Written by David MacKenzie.
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39       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
40       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
41       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
42       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

45       unexpand(1)
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47       The full documentation for expand is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
48       If  the  info  and expand programs are properly installed at your site,
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51              info coreutils 'expand invocation'
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53       should give you access to the complete manual.
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57GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                        EXPAND(1)
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