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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
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29              use comma separated list of tab positions The last specified po‐
30              sition can be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use af‐
31              ter 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 any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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48       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
49       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
50       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
51       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

54       expand(1)
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56       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unexpand>
57       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) unexpand invocation'
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61GNU coreutils 8.32                 June 2021                       UNEXPAND(1)
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