[arrowsmith]

Or instead of "space space space space space space space space" they could just say "eight spaces".

[withinboredom]

You are really hoping a computer will be smart, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94swlF55tVc

[sargstuff]

Pipe/redirect through sed to change start of line spaces to string format of #8 #; followed by rest of line.

Without semicolin after final # comments whole line.