User Commands - xpand (1)
NAME
xpand(1f) - [FUNIX] expand tabs,remove trailing white space and
(optionally) adjacent blank lines
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Options
Standard Options
Examples
SYNOPSIS
xpand [ -blanks NNN][ --width ] FILENAME(S)
DESCRIPTION
Defaults to converting tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to
standard output. If no filename is specified standard input is
read. Tab stops are assumed to be every eight (8) columns. Trailing
spaces, carriage returns, and newlines are removed.
OPTIONS
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FILENAMES |
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files to expand tab characters in.
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--width,-w |
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line width at which to produce a warning if exceeded.
If less then or equal to 0 no warnings are produced. The
default is 0. Warning messages appear on stderr.
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--blanks,-b |
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maximum number of adjacent blank lines to retain.
Default is -1, which is equivalent to unlimited.
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--show-nonprinting,-c |
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use ^ and M- notation, except for linefeed
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--show-ends,-e |
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display $ at end of each line
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--number,-n |
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number all output lines
--number-nonblank,-N number nonempty output lines, overrides -n
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--uppercase,-U |
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convert all lowercase ASCII characters to uppercase
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--lowercase,-l |
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convert all uppercase ASCII characters to lowercase
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STANDARD OPTIONS
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--help |
display this help and exit
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--version |
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output version information and exit
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--usage |
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basic usage information including a list of arguments
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--verbose |
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verbose mode
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EXAMPLES
Sample commands:
xpand < input.txt > output.txt
xpand input.txt > output.txt
| Nemo Release 3.1 | xpand (1) | February 23, 2025 |
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