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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
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AUTHOR

36       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

39       Report unexpand bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
40       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
41       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
42       Report    unexpand    translation   bugs   to   <http://translationpro‐
43       ject.org/team/>
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46       Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
47       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
48       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
49       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

52       expand(1)
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54       The full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
55       If  the info and unexpand programs are properly installed at your site,
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58              info coreutils 'unexpand invocation'
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64GNU coreutils 8.5                November 2010                     UNEXPAND(1)
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