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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