# expand(1)

    NAME
         expand - convert tabs to spaces

    SYNOPSIS
         expand [-t1,t2, ...] [file]

    OPTIONS

         -t   Tab stop positions

    EXAMPLES

         expand -16,32,48,64 # Expand stdin with tabs every 16 columns

    DESCRIPTION

         Expand replaces tabs in the named files with the  equivalent  numbers  of
         spaces.   If  no  files  are  listed, stdin is given.  If only one tab is
         given, the rest are multiples of it.   The  default  is  a  tab  every  8
         spaces.

    SEE ALSO
         unexpand(1).