.TH "dash line" "" "" "/rdb Definition"
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The
.I "dash line"
is the second line in an
.B /rdb
table.
It underscores each entry in the table's head line.
Each entry in the dash line must be separated by a tab character.
.SH Example
The table
.B inventory
appears 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    
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The dash line is:
.DM
----  ------  ----    -----   --------------  -------
.DE
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Note that there is one entry in the dash line for each entry in the
head line.
.SH "See Also"
.B
head line, listtotable, tabletolist
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