MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

expand(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities expand(1)
Messages
Message: Bad tab stop specification
Cause: You specified an illegal character in a tab stop specification, or you did not
specify tab stops in ascending order.
Action: Re-enter the command with a valid tab specification.
Message: file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: insufficient memory
Cause: There were not enough free system resources for expand to expand all tabs to
spaces.
Action: Free up more system resources.
Message: Unknown option "–option"
Cause: You specified an option that is not valid for expand.
Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section of this man page for a list of valid expand
options.
Message: write error on standard output
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
PORTABILITY
POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0. 4.2 BSD UNIX
and up.
MPE/iX NOTES
For information on how the current MPE/iX implementation may affect the operation of this
utility, see Appendix A, MPE/iX Implementation Considerations.
SEE ALSO
pr(1), unexpand(1)
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