Enable/Disable Terminal Tab Option

PURPOSE:  The TERMINAL TAB option allows the system to send tab characters literally, or to simulate them with spaces.  This command is valid in a CM, PM, SF and as a direct command.

SYNTAX

{ENABLE; DISABLE} TERMINAL TAB [{IF; UNLESS} clause]

ENABLE

instructs the system to send tab characters literally to the terminal.

DISABLE

instructs the system to simulate tabs with the appropriate number of spaces.

{IF; UNLESS} clause

specifies certain criteria that must be met for the ENABLE or DISABLE command to take effect.