expand - convert tabs to spaces
expand [-v] [-t
tabs] [--] [
file ... ]
expand converts tabs in its input files to spaces and writes the result
to the standard output.
- -v
- The -v option instructs expand to print its version number and
exit.
- -t tabs
- The -t option sets the number of spaces corresponding to each tab stop to
tabs. The default is 8 spaces.
- --
- The -- (double dash) option indicates the end of options.
expand reads each file in turn, expanding tabs to spaces from each file
in turn, and writing the result to the standard output. If no files are
specified or a file is - (dash),
expand reads from the standard input.
expand expects its input to be Unicode characters in
utf(4) form.
Convert tabs to spaces in
file1 and write the results to
file2:
expand file1 >file2
unexpand(1)
utf(4)
None known.
http://pobox.com/~Alan.Watson/software.html
Alan Watson (Alan.Watson@pobox.com).