.TH addcol "" "" "/rdb Command"
.PC "Add a column to a table"
\fBaddcol \fInewcolumn \fB< \fItable\fR
.PP
.II "add column to table"
.II "column^add to table"
The command
.B addcol
appends one or more new columns to
.IR table .
The column is initialized to blank spaces, and is given the name
.IR newcolumn .
.SH Example
The command
.DM
	addcol New < inventory
.DE
.PP
modifies table
.B inventory
to appear as follows:
.DM
Item  Amount  Cost    Value   Description     New
----  ------  ----    -----   --------------  -------
   1       3    50      150   rubber gloves    
   2     100     5      500   test tubes    
   3       5    80      400   clamps    
   4      23    19      437   plates    
   5      99    24     2376   cleaning cloth    
   6      89   147    13083   bunsen burners    
   7       5   175      875   scales    
.DE
.PP
Note that column
.B New
has been added to the table.
.SH "See Also"
.B
jointable,
number
.R