1 'tabstops' is a program that translates a file with columns separated by

     2 "visually correct" spaces to a file with columns separated by one TAB character.

     3 It is supposed that there isn't any TAB character in the input file.

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     5 Input file is 'stdin', and output is 'stdout'.

     6 The parameters are the column position of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ... columns.

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     9 For example:

    10 

    11 Player    Goals

    12 John      2

    13 Hilbert   25

    14 

    15 is translated to (using 'tabstops 11'):

    16 

    17 Player	Goals

    18 John	2

    19 Hilbert	25

    20 

    21 

    22 ---- New Feature

    23 

    24 If you add the parameter "-r", then the reverse action is performed. You have a

    25 file with columns separated with TAB characters, and you get a file with columns

    26 separated by spaces at the position you asked for.