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.TH UNEXPAND 1 "2026-09-01"
.SH NAME
unexpand \- Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBunexpand\fR [OPTION]... [FILE]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Convert blanks in each FILE to tabs, writing to standard output.
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-first\-only\fR
convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides \-a)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR \fI<N, LIST>\fR
use comma separated LIST of tab positions or have tabs N characters apart instead of 8 (enables \-a)
.TP
\fB\-U\fR, \fB\-\-no\-utf8\fR
interpret input file as 8\-bit ASCII rather than UTF\-8
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.SH VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0