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expand - Convert tabs in each `FILE` to spaces, writing to standard output. With no `FILE`, or when `FILE` is `-`, read standard input.

expand [-i|--initial] [-t|--tabs] [-U|--no-utf8] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [FILES]

Convert tabs in each `FILE` to spaces, writing to standard output. With no `FILE`, or when `FILE` is `-`, read standard input.

do not convert tabs after non blanks
have tabs N characters apart, not 8 or use comma separated list of explicit tab positions
interpret input file as 8-bit ASCII rather than UTF-8
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