unexpand
Convert spaces to tabs. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unexpand.
- Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to standard output:
unexpand {{file}} - Convert blanks to tabs, reading from standard output:
unexpand - Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks:
unexpand -a {{file}} - Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a):
unexpand --first-only {{file}} - Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a):
unexpand -t {{number}} {{file}}
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