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.TH EXPAND "1" "March 2004" "expand (coreutils) 5.2.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
expand \- convert tabs to spaces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B expand
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Convert tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-initial\fR
do not convert TABs after non whitespace
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fILIST\fR
use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to .
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
unexpand(1)
.PP
The full documentation for
.B expand
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B expand
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info coreutils expand
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.

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