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.th EXPAND VI 8/5/77
.sh NAME
expand \- expand tabs to spaces in a file like the \fIex\fR xpand command
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd expand
[
file ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it 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.
.s3
.it Expand
is useful for pre-processing character files
(before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc.) that
contain tabs.
.sh SEE\ ALSO
list (VI), p (VI)
.sh BUGS
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0632d7e3 BJ	1	.th EXPAND VI 8/5/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	expand \- expand tabs to spaces in a file like the \fIex\fR xpand command
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd expand
	6	[
	7	file ...
	8	]
	9	.sh DESCRIPTION
	10	.it Expand
	11	processes the named files or the standard input writing
	12	the standard output with tabs changed into blanks.
	13	Backspace characters are preserved into the output and decrement
	14	the column count for tab calculations.
	15	.s3
	16	.it Expand
	17	is useful for pre-processing character files
	18	(before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc.) that
	19	contain tabs.
	20	.sh SEE\ ALSO
	21	list (VI), p (VI)
	22	.sh BUGS