uu-unexpand(1)

uu-unexpand1

Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to standard output. with no file, or when file is -, read standard input.

Usage

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

Overview

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

Options

-a, --all

convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks

-f, --first-only

convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a)

-t, --tabs <N, LIST>

use comma separated LIST of tab positions or have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables -a)

-U, --no-utf8

interpret input file as 8-bit ASCII rather than UTF-8

-h, --help

Print help

-V, --version

Print version

Version

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

From uutils-coreutils 0.12.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.