EXPAND(1) EXPAND(1) expand - convert tabs to spaces expand []... []... , . , -, . . -i, --initial -t, --tabs= , 8 -t, --tabs= use comma separated list of tab positions. The last specified position can be prefixed with '/' to specify a tab size to use after the last explicitly specified tab stop. Also a prefix of '+' can be used to align remaining tab stops relative to the last specified tab stop instead of the first column --help --version . coreutils: Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 3+: 3 . : . , . unexpand(1) ,,info '(coreutils) expand invocation'" ; 3 . . , - TODO <>. coreutils 9.4 2024 EXPAND(1)