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2 .TH UNEXPAND "1" "May 2014" "GNU coreutils 8.22" "User Commands"
4 unexpand \- convert spaces to tabs
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.
12 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
14 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
16 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
17 convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks
20 convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides \fB\-a\fR)
22 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fIN\fR
23 have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables \fB\-a\fR)
25 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fILIST\fR
26 use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables \fB\-a\fR)
29 display this help and exit
32 output version information and exit
34 GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
35 Report unexpand translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
37 Written by David MacKenzie.
39 Copyright \(co 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
40 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
42 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
43 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
47 The full documentation for
49 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
53 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
55 .B info coreutils \(aqunexpand invocation\(aq
57 should give you access to the complete manual.