| Linux / Unix Command: expand |
NAME
expand - convert tabs to spacesSYNOPSIS
expand [OPTION]... [FILE]...DESCRIPTION
Convert tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
- -i, --initial
- do not convert TABs after non whitespace
- -t, --tabs=NUMBER
- have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8
- -t, --tabs=LIST
- use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for expand is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and expand programs are properly installed at your site, the command- info expand
should give you access to the complete manual.
Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
