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I don't make a habit of commenting on shell scripts what I haven't first read. But thank you all the same. I used to use 'col' alot to resolve the tabs Vs spac

I don't make a habit of commenting on shell scripts what I haven't first read. But thank you all the same. I used to use 'col' alot to resolve the tabs Vs spaces problem with different actors imposing different preferences in their source code. It's a handy tool but often overlooked.

vram22 9y ago
>I don't make a habit of commenting on shell scripts what I haven't first read. But thank you all the same. Sorry, I should have added "if you haven't already read it", in my earlier comment. >I used to use 'col' alot to resolve the tabs Vs spaces problem with different actors imposing different preferences in their source code. It's a handy tool but often overlooked. Interesting, I may not have noticed or known about the tabs option of col. Cool. Seems it is like the entab program in an edition of the K&R C book. https://www.google.co.in/search?q=kernighan+and+ritchie+c+programming+language+entab+program https://www.google.co.in/search?q=kernighan+and+ritchie+c+pr...