minix man page for unexpand

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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). UNEXPAND(1)
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