diff --git a/pages/linux/unexpand.md b/pages/linux/unexpand.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..be29d3973 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/unexpand.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# unexpand + +> Convert spaces to tabs. + +- Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to standard output: + +`unexpand {{file}}` + +- Convert blanks to tabs, reading from standard output: + +`unexpand` + +- Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks: + +`unexpand -a {{file}}` + +- Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a): + +`unexpand --first-only {{file}}` + +- Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a): + +`unexpand -t {{number}} {{file}}`