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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 blanks

       -t, --tabs=N
              have tabs N characters apart, not 8

       -t, --tabs=LIST
              use  comma separated list of tab positions The last specified position can be prefixed with '/' to
              specify a tab size to use after the last explicitly specified tab stop.  Also a prefix of '+'  can
              be  used to align remaining tab stops relative to the last specified tab stop instead of the first
              column

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit


AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.


REPORTING BUGS
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COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2020  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL  version  3  or  later
       <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
       permitted by law.


SEE ALSO
       unexpand(1)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) expand invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.32                                February 2024                                        EXPAND(1)