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expand
The expand command converts tabs into spaces. Use the -t option to specify how many spaces to insert in place of each tab.
Example:
[student@localhost ~]$ cat -T sample.txt Example:^IOne Test:^I^ITwo [student@localhost ~]$ expand -t 4 sample.txt Example: One Test: Two [student@localhost ~]$ expand -t 8 sample.txt Example: One Test: Two