expand

Convert tabs to spaces.

• 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:

expand -t={1,4,6}

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