EXPAND("1") manual page

Table of Contents

## Name

expand - convert tabs to spaces

## Synopsis

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.

-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

Instead of -t NUMBER or -t LIST, -NUMBER or -LIST may be used.

## Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

## 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.

## Copyright

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Table of Contents

- Name
- Synopsis
- Description
- Reporting Bugs
- See Also
- Copyright