Name
expand
Synopsis
expand [options] [files]
Convert tabs in given files (or standard input, if the file is given as -) to the appropriate number of spaces; write results to standard output.
Options
- --help
Print help message and then exit.
- -i, --initial
Convert tabs only at the beginning of lines.
- -tabs, -t tabs, --tabs tabs
tabs is a comma-separated list of integers that specify tab stops. With one integer, the tab stops are set to every integer spaces. By default, tab stops are eight spaces apart. With -t and --tabs, the list may be separated by whitespace instead of commas.
- --version
Print version information and then exit.
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