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.th EXPAND VI 8/5/77
.sh NAME
expand \- expand tabs to spaces in a file like the \fIex\fR xpand command
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd expand
[
file ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Expand
processes the named files or the standard input writing
the standard output with tabs changed into blanks.
Backspace characters are preserved into the output and decrement
the column count for tab calculations.
.s3
.it Expand
is useful for pre-processing character files
(before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc.) that
contain tabs.
.sh SEE\ ALSO
list (VI), p (VI)
.sh BUGS