tab2space (1) - Linux Manuals

NAME

tab2space [options] [infile [outfile]] ...

DESCRIPTION

Utility to expand tabs and ensure consistent line endings options.

When the infile is not specified or is set to - (dash) the input file is read from standard input.

This man page is rewritten from -help output.

OPTIONS

-h, -help

display the help message

-dos, -crlf

set line ends to CRLF (PC-DOS/Windows - default)

-mac, -cr

set line ends to CR (classic Mac OS)

-unix, -lf

set line ends to LF (Unix)

-tabs

preserve tabs, e.g. for Makefile

-t<n>

set tabs to <n> (default is 4) spaces

Note this utility doesn't map spaces to tabs!

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