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UNEXPAND(1)						      General Commands Manual						       UNEXPAND(1)

NAME
       unexpand - convert spaces to tabs

SYNOPSIS
       unexpand [-a]

OPTIONS
       -a     All spaces are unexpanded

EXAMPLES
       unexpand oldfile >newfile
			   # Convert leading spaces to tabs

DESCRIPTION
       Unexpand replaces spaces in the named files with tabs.  If no files are listed, stdin is given.	The -a flag is used to force all sequences
       of spaces to be expanded, instead of just leading spaces (the default).

SEE ALSO
       expand(1).

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