NAME

     expand - convert tabs to spaces


SYNOPSIS

     expand [-t1,t2, ...] [file]


OPTIONS

     -t   Tab stop positions


EXAMPLES

     expand -16,32,48,64 #  Expand  stdin  with  tabs  every   16
                         columns


DESCRIPTION

     Expand replaces tabs in the named files with the  equivalent
     numbers  of spaces.  If no files are listed, stdin is given.
     If only one tab is given, the rest are multiples of it.  The
     default is a tab every 8 spaces.


SEE ALSO

     unexpand(1).