UNEXPAND(1) User Commands UNEXPAND(1)

NAME
       unexpand - convert spaces to tabs

SYNOPSIS
       unexpand [OPTION]... [FILE]...

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

       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
       too.

       -a, all
              convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks

       first-only
              convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a)

       -t, tabs=N
              have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables -a)

       -t, tabs=LIST
              use comma separated LIST of tab positions (enables -a)

       help display this help and exit

       version
              output version information and exit

       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  
       Report   unexpand   translation   bugs    to    

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later .
       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       expand(1)

       The  full documentation for unexpand is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and unexpand programs are properly installed at your  site,
       the command

              info coreutils 'unexpand invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                      UNEXPAND(1)