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NAME

6       unexpand - convert spaces to tabs
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SYNOPSIS

9       unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Convert  blanks in each FILE to tabs, 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       -a, --all
19              convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks
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21       --first-only
22              convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a)
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24       -t, --tabs=N
25              have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables -a)
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27       -t, --tabs=LIST
28              use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables -a)
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30       --help display this help and exit
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32       --version
33              output version information and exit
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35       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
36       Report   unexpand   translation   bugs    to    <http://translationpro‐
37       ject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

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

49       expand(1)
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51       The  full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
52       If the info and unexpand programs are properly installed at your  site,
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55              info coreutils 'unexpand invocation'
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61GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                      UNEXPAND(1)
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