Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell

Name

tab2space

Synopsis

tab2space { -h | -help }
tab2space [-crlf | -cr | -lf | -dos | -mac | -unix] [-tinteger | -tabs] [input_file [output_file]]

Converts tabs to spaces in text files, and also converts line endings.

Options

-cr

Converts line endings to carriage return (CR) characters, which is the standard for Mac OS.

-crlf

Converts line endings to CR/LF combinations, which is the standard for DOS and Windows. This is the default for tab2space.

-dos

Same as -crlf.

-h, -help

Prints a usage statement to standard output.

-lf

Converts line endings to linefeed (LF) characters, which is the standard for Unix.

-mac

Same as -cr.

-t

Converts tabs to the specified number of spaces. Defaults to 4.

-tabs

Disables conversion of tabs to spaces.

-unix

Same as -lf.

input_file

The file on which tab2space operates. If no input_file is specified, the command operates on standard input, and sends converted text to standard output.

output_file

The file to which tab2space sends converted output. Defaults to standard output.