tldr/pages/linux/expand.md

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 comma separated list of explicit tab positions:

expand -t={{list}}