2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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# unexpand
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> Convert spaces to tabs.
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2021-04-01 16:54:26 +01:00
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unexpand>.
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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2023-08-09 06:29:02 +01:00
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- Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to `stdout`:
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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2022-12-04 09:12:49 +00:00
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`unexpand {{path/to/file}}`
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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2023-08-09 06:29:02 +01:00
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- Convert blanks to tabs, reading from `stdout`:
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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`unexpand`
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- Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks:
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2022-12-04 09:12:49 +00:00
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`unexpand -a {{path/to/file}}`
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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- Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a):
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2022-12-04 09:12:49 +00:00
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`unexpand --first-only {{path/to/file}}`
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2016-06-21 18:38:08 +01:00
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- Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a):
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2022-12-04 09:12:49 +00:00
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`unexpand -t {{number}} {{path/to/file}}`
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