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.TH EXPAND 1 sbase\-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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expand \- expand tabs to spaces
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B expand
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.RB [ \-t
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.IR n ]
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.RI [ file ...]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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expand processes the named files or the standard input, writing the
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standard output with tabs changed into spaces. Backspace characters
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are preserved into the output and decrement the column count for tab
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calculations.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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2014-06-09 15:54:45 +00:00
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.BI \-i
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Only change tabs to spaces at the start of lines.
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.TP
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.BI \-t " n"
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Expand tabs to
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.I n
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spaces. We currently support only a single numerical argument.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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2014-06-09 15:52:20 +00:00
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.IR unexpand (1),
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.IR fold (1)
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