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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

AUTHOR
     Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     This is free software.  You may redistribute  copies  of  it
     under   the   terms   of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
     .  There  is  NO  WAR-
     RANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     expand(1)

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




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          info unexpand

     should give you access to the complete manual.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     
       ATRIBUTE TYPE      ATRIBUTE VALUE  
    
     Availability         SUNWgnu-coreutils 
    
     Interface Stability  Uncommitted       
    

NOTES
     Source    for    GNU    coreutils    is     available     on
     http:/opensolaris.org.




































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