

ENTAB (1)                    8-20-79                    ENTAB (1)


NAME
       entab - convert spaces to tabs and spaces

SYNOPSIS
       entab [<t1> ...] [+<n>] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
       Entab  replaces  strings  of  blanks  with equivalent tabs
       (control-i) and blanks.  It can be used to read files  and
       produce  typewriter-like  text,  reducing  file size.  Tab
       stops are indicated by <t1>  ...  (default  8,  16,  ...),
       while  +<n>  indicates  tab stops every <n> columns.  Thus
       the command
       
          entab 5 21 +5
       
       would insert tab stops at columns 5, 21, 26, etc.   If  no
       files  are  specified,  the  standard  input  is read.  An
       isolated minus sign also indicates the standard input. 

SEE ALSO
       detab

AUTHORS

       Original from  Kernighan  &  Plauger's  'Software  Tools',
       with  modifications  by  Dennis  Hall  (Lawrence  Berkeley
       Laboratory)






























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