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unexpand

UNEXPAND(1)							   User Commands						       UNEXPAND(1)

NAME

       unexpand - convert spaces to tabs

SYNOPSIS

       unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.  With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -a, --all
	      convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks

       --first-only
	      convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a)

       -t, --tabs=N
	      have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables -a)

       -t, --tabs=LIST
	      use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables -a)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       GNU   coreutils	 online  help:	<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>  Report  unexpand  translation  bugs  to  <http://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       expand(1)

       The full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and unexpand programs are properly  installed  at  your
       site, the command

	      info coreutils 'unexpand invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.22						     June 2014							       UNEXPAND(1)

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