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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.  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       -i, --initial
19              do not convert tabs after non blanks
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21       -t, --tabs=NUMBER
22              have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8
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24       -t, --tabs=LIST
25              use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
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27       --help display this help and exit
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29       --version
30              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

33       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

36       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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39       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
40       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute copies of it under the
41       terms      of      the      GNU      General       Public       License
42       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is NO WARRANTY, to the
43       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

46       unexpand(1)
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48       The full documentation for expand is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
49       If  the  info  and expand programs are properly installed at your site,
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54       should give you access to the complete manual.
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58GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2008                         EXPAND(1)
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