.TH EXPAND 1 sbase\-VERSION
.SH NAME
expand \- expand tabs to spaces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B expand
.RB [ \-t
.IR n ]
.RI [ file ...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
expand processes the named files or the standard input, writing the
standard output with tabs changed into spaces.  Backspace characters
are preserved into the output and decrement the column count for tab
calculations.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-t " n"
Expand tabs to
.I n
spaces.  We currently support only a single numerical argument.
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR fold (1)