Subj : text reformating
To : Grant Weasner
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Wed Jun 04 2025 06:20 pm
Hej Grant!
> and finding any '\t' tabs as well.
'col -x' will replace tabs with spaces.
$ echo -e '\tSome text.' | wc -c
12
$ echo -e '\tSome text.' | col -x | wc -c
19
You'll probably want to replace tabs before counting characters.
Het leven is goed,
Maurice
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