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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.
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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       -i, --initial
20              do not convert tabs after non blanks
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22       -t, --tabs=N
23              have tabs N characters apart, not 8
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25       -t, --tabs=LIST
26              use comma separated list of tab positions The last specified po‐
27              sition can be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use af‐
28              ter the last explicitly specified tab stop.  Also  a  prefix  of
29              '+'  can  be  used  to align remaining tab stops relative to the
30              last specified tab stop instead of the first column
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32       --help display this help and exit
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34       --version
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AUTHOR

38       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

41       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
42       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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45       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
46       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
47       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
48       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

51       unexpand(1)
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53       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand>
54       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) expand invocation'
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