Linux expand Command

What is Linux expand Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use expand command in Linux. expand command is expand - convert tabs to spaces.

expand Syntax#

expand [OPTION]... [FILE]...

expand Examples#

expand Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of expand command. expand command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for expand command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man expand

To open info page for expand command we can use command below.

info expand

To open help page from expand command we can run command below.

expand --help

Linux expand Command Source Code#

You can find expand command source code from the folowing repositories:

• expand source code on GitHub
• expand source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• expand source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use expand in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.