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.TH UNEXPAND "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
unexpand \- convert spaces to tabs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B unexpand
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Convert spaces in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
convert all whitespace, instead of initial whitespace
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
have tabs NUMBER characters apart instead of 8
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR=\fILIST\fR
use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
Instead of \fB\-t\fR NUMBER or \fB\-t\fR LIST, \fB\-NUMBER\fR or \fB\-LIST\fR may be used.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B unexpand
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B unexpand
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info unexpand
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.