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2 .TH UNEXPAND "1" "May 2014" "GNU coreutils 8.21" "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 Written by David MacKenzie.
36 Report unexpand bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
38 GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
40 General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
42 Report unexpand translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
44 Copyright \(co 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
45 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
47 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
48 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
52 The full documentation for
54 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
58 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
60 .B info coreutils \(aqunexpand invocation\(aq
62 should give you access to the complete manual.