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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.
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14       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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16       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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19       -a, --all
20              convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks
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22       --first-only
23              convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a)
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25       -t, --tabs=N
26              have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables -a)
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28       -t, --tabs=LIST
29              use comma separated list of tab  positions  The  last  specified
30              position  can  be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use
31              after the last explicitly specified tab stop.  Also a prefix  of
32              '+'  can  be  used  to align remaining tab stops relative to the
33              last specified tab stop instead of the first column
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35       --help display this help and exit
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37       --version
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AUTHOR

41       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

44       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
45       Report   unexpand   translation   bugs   to    <https://translationpro‐
46       ject.org/team/>
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49       Copyright  ©  2018  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
50       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
51       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
52       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

55       expand(1)
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57       Full  documentation  at:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unex‐
58       pand>
59       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) unexpand invocation'
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63GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                       UNEXPAND(1)
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