Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, Stephen Figgins
Name
expand
Synopsis
expand [options] files
Description
Convert tabs in given files (or standard input, if the file is named -) to appropriate number of spaces; write results to standard output.
Options
- - tabs, -t, --tabs tabs
tabs is a comma-separated list of integers that specify the placement of tab stops. If exactly one integer is provided, the tab stops are set to every integer spaces. By default, tab stops are 8 spaces apart. With -t and --tabs, the list may be separated by whitespace instead of commas.
- -i, --initial
Convert tabs only at the beginning of lines.
- --help
Print help message and then exit.
- --version
Print version information and then exit.
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