Unexpand - Convert Spaces to Tabs | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Convert spaces to tabs with Unexpand, a command-line tool for text formatting. Effortlessly manage whitespace and create consistent file formatting. Free online tool, no registration required.

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Convert spaces to tabs. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/unexpand-invocation.html.

  • Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to stdout:

unexpand {{path/to/file}}

  • Convert blanks to tabs, reading from stdout:

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  • Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks:

unexpand {{[-a|--all]}} {{path/to/file}}

  • Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a):

unexpand --first-only {{path/to/file}}

  • Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a):

unexpand {{[-t|--tabs]}} {{number}} {{path/to/file}}