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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.

       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

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 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 PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       unexpand(1)

       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 coreutils expand

       should give you access to the complete manual.



expand (coreutils) 5.2.1	 August 2006			    EXPAND(1)

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