Definitions

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  • verb transitive, computing To reformat (text) by converting tab characters into spaces.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ tabify

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Examples

  • Having a tabify / untabify utility is fine; I think there may be some problems though with tabs and / or spaces embedded in a literal string:

    The Code Project Latest Articles 2009

  • I did my own editor and provided embedded tabify / untabify functionality in there, similar to what

    The Code Project Latest Articles 2009

  • The '' script "directory is just filled with cool things like untabify. py, crlf. py, and google. py

    Planet Python 2009

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