# tabs command

The tabs command displays tab stops
previously set via the editor (ed or edit) process, or assigns new
tab stop positions for input (i) or output (o).

Output tab stop positions are useful only on printing
terminals that have a physical tab facility and should not be defined
on normal CRTs.

Tab stops may be set up automatically for each
user by including the tabs command in the user’s
logon macro in the users file.

## Syntax

```
tabs {i|o} {option}
tabs {i|o} {tabstop{,tabstop...}
```

## Parameter(s)

| i | Disables input tab stops. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| o | Disables output tab stops. | |
| option | s | Indicates the previous tab stop settings that are to be used. |

## See also

- [.set tabs command](https://d3codex.com/runoff/dot-set-tabs-command/)
- [.tab set command](https://d3codex.com/output-processor/dot-tab-set-command/)
- [execute statement (UNIX)](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/execute-statement-unix/)
- [tb command](https://d3codex.com/editor/tb-command/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/tabs-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.