ITABS v1.31 - implode spaces to tabs
Documentation revised 21 Oct 00 - Copyright (c) 1996-2000 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

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Usage Top || Next

itabs [log logfile] [options] [infile] [to outfile]

See Understanding The Usage Section for details.


Description Top || Previous || Next

itabs copies infile to outfile, replacing every sequence of spaces leading up to a tab position by a tab character.

outfile will look the same as infile, provided the tab size used by itabs is the same as that 'assumed' in infile.

The default tab size is 3, giving tab positions 4, 7, 10 ...

itabs writes a one-line report to standard error (or logfile, if used) when done, e.g.:

      itabs: 15 tabs inserted

If you don't specify infile, itabs reads from standard input.
If you don't specify outfile, itabs writes to standard output.
If you don't specify logfile, itabs writes error messages to standard error.


Options Top || Previous || Next

itabs recognizes the following command line options:


Return Codes Top || Previous || Next

itabs returns with one of the following codes ("error levels"):

For more details, see TextTools General Features.


Version History Top || Previous

These are the released versions of itabs:

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