Expand (Unix)

expand
Operating systemUnix and Unix-like
PlatformCross-platform
TypeCommand

expand is a program that converts tab characters into groups of space characters, while maintaining correct alignment. It is available in Unix operating systems and many Unix-like operating systems.[1] The command is available as a separate package for Microsoft Windows as part of the UnxUtils collection of native Win32 ports of common GNU Unix-like utilities.[2]

  1. ^ "expand". The Open Group Base Specifications. The Open Group. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Native Win32 ports of some GNU utilities". unxutils.sourceforge.net.