On 11/03/2010 10:04 AM, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
problem:
The usage with -t is to form a table, which, although code level
implementation is similar to multi-column layout, in fact is a very
different usage than what is mentioned in the first paragraph.
Now I think the right move would be to add the -t parameter to the command it really belongs to: expand(1)
Quote from manual:
Convert tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output. With
no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
The feature of expanding field separator to an automatically calculated value existed
in column as a convenient (or lazy) design, not a usage-oriented design.