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.TH EXPAND 1 2/24/79
.UC
.SH NAME
expand \- expand tabs to spaces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B expand
[
\-tabstop
] [
\-tab1,tab2,...,tabn
] [
file ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Expand
processes the named files or the standard input writing
the standard output with tabs changed into blanks.
Backspace characters are preserved into the output and decrement
the column count for tab calculations.
.I Expand
is useful for pre-processing character files
(before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc.) that
contain tabs.
.PP
If a single
.I tabstop
argument is given then tabs are set
.I tabstop
spaces apart instead of the default 8.
If multiple tabstops are given then the tabs are set at those
specific columns.
.SH AUTHOR
Bill Joy
.SH BUGS
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	2	.UC
	3	.SH NAME
	4	expand \- expand tabs to spaces
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B expand
	7	[
	8	\-tabstop
	9	] [
	10	\-tab1,tab2,...,tabn
	11	] [
	12	file ...
	13	]
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	.I Expand
	16	processes the named files or the standard input writing
	17	the standard output with tabs changed into blanks.
	18	Backspace characters are preserved into the output and decrement
	19	the column count for tab calculations.
	20	.I Expand
	21	is useful for pre-processing character files
	22	(before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc.) that
	23	contain tabs.
	24	.PP
	25	If a single
	26	.I tabstop
	27	argument is given then tabs are set
	28	.I tabstop
	29	spaces apart instead of the default 8.
	30	If multiple tabstops are given then the tabs are set at those
	31	specific columns.
	32	.SH AUTHOR
	33	Bill Joy
	34	.SH BUGS