expand

Convert file's tab characters to whitespace characters

Supplementary instructions

expand command is used to convert the tab character (TAB) of the file into a blank character (space) and display the result to the standard output device.

grammar

expand(option)(parameter)

Options

-t<Number>: Specify the number of whitespace characters represented by the tab character instead of the default 8.

Parameters

File: Specify the file to convert tab characters to blanks.