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.TH UNEXPAND "1" "March 2004" "unexpand (coreutils) 5.2.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
unexpand \- convert spaces to tabs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B unexpand
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Convert spaces in each FILE to tabs, 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\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
convert all whitespace, instead of just initial whitespace
.HP
\fB\-\-first\-only\fR convert only leading sequences of whitespace (overrides \fB\-a\fR)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fIN\fR
have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables \fB\-a\fR)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fILIST\fR
use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables \fB\-a\fR)
.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"
expand(1)
.PP
The full documentation for
.B unexpand
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B unexpand
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info coreutils unexpand
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.

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