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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.

       -i, --initial
              do not convert TABs after non whitespace

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

       -t, --tabs=LIST
              use comma separated list of explicit tab positions

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       Instead  of  -t NUMBER or -t LIST, -NUMBER or -LIST may be
       used.

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for expand is maintained as a  Tex-
       info manual.  If the info and expand programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info expand

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU textutils 2.0           July 2001                   EXPAND(D)