UNEXPAND

unexpand − convert spaces to tabs

unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...

Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output. With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

−a, −−all

convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks

−−first−only

convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides −a)

−t, −−tabs=N

have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables −a)

−t, −−tabs=LIST

use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables −a)

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

Written by David MacKenzie.

Report unexpand bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
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Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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The full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and unexpand programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info coreutils 'unexpand invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.