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<H1>expand(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
expand - convert tabs to spaces
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>expand</STRONG> [<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>t1</EM>,<EM>t2</EM>, ...] [<EM>file</EM>]
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>t</EM> Tab stop positions
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>expand</STRONG> <STRONG>-16,32,48,64</STRONG> # Expand <EM>stdin</EM> with tabs every 16 columns
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<EM>Expand</EM> replaces tabs in the named files with the equivalent numbers of
spaces. If no files are listed, <EM>stdin</EM> is given. If only one tab is
given, the rest are multiples of it. The default is a tab every 8
spaces.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/unexpand.1.html">unexpand(1)</A></STRONG>.
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