expand

Name

expand -- convert tabs to spaces

Description

The specification for "expand" is as specified in the SUS but with the following differences as listed below.

Differences

-i, --initial

do not convert TABs after non whitespace

-t, --tabs=NUMBER

In addition to the behaviour for -t as specified in the SUS, the argument may also be a number which specifies the number of characters apart tabs are instead of 8.