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NNAAMMEE
       expand - convert tabs to spaces

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       eexxppaanndd
       [_O_P_T_I_O_N]... [_F_I_L_E]...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       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i, ----iinniittiiaall
              do not convert tabs after non blanks

       --tt, ----ttaabbss=_N_U_M_B_E_R
              have tabs NUMBER characters apart, not 8

       --tt, ----ttaabbss=_L_I_S_T
              use comma separated list of explicit tab
              positions

       ----hheellpp display this help and exit

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              output version information and exit

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free  software.   You may redistribute
       copies of it under the terms      of      the
       GNU      General       Public       License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.   There  is
       NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       unexpand(1)

       The full documentation for eexxppaanndd
       is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.  If  the
       iinnffoo  and eexxppaanndd programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              iinnffoo eexxppaanndd

       should give you access to the complete manual.



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