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# expand
> Convert tabs to spaces.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand>.
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- Convert tabs in each file to spaces, writing to standard output:
`expand {{file}}`
- Convert tabs to spaces, reading from standard input:
`expand`
- Do not convert tabs after non blanks:
`expand -i {{file}}`
- Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8:
`expand -t={{number}} {{file}}`
- Use a comma separated list of explicit tab positions:
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`expand -t={{1,4,6}}`