Is it possible to replace tabs with the "correct"
number of spaces so that columnar alignment is
maintained? (may not always be 8 spaces).
-jdr-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> sed will do a substitution quite nicely. try
>
> sed -e 's/ / / g' < tabbedfile > spacedfile
>
> between the first two / is a tab, and between the secondand third / is
> the desired number of spaces. The trailing g says to replace all tabs.
> Replace 'tabbedfile' with the filename of the file containing the
> offending tabs. Replace 'spacedfile' with the file name of the output
> file that will now be tab free.
>
> Check out man sed
>
> On 19 Jan 2000 03:11:34 +1000 Steve Youngs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >* John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >> 1. Using vim, how could I replace tabs with spaces ?
> >
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