71 lines
2.3 KiB
Groff
71 lines
2.3 KiB
Groff
.TH number "" "" "/rdb Command"
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.PC "Insert a column-row number into a table or list"
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\fBNumber < \fItableorlist\fR
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.PP
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.II "column^append row number"
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.II "row^number column"
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.II "append row-number column"
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.II "table^append row-number column"
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The command
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.B number
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creates appends a new column to the beginning of a table,
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or as the first field in a list.
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The newly created column contains the number of each row in the table.
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Unlike the related command
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.BR Number ,
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.B number
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writes the word ``number'' in lower-case letters as the header on the
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column.
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.SH Example
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For example, consider the following table, called
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.BR inventory :
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.DM
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Item# Amount Cost Value Description
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------- ------- ------- ------- ---------------
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1 3 5.00 15.00 rubber gloves
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2 100 0.50 50.00 test tubes
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3 5 8.00 40.00 clamps
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4 23 1.98 45.54 plates
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5 99 2.45 242.55 cleaning cloth
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6 89 14.75 1312.75 bunsen burners
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7 5 175.00 875.00 scales
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.DE
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.PP
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Typing the command
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.DM
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number < inventory
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.DE
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.PP
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yields the following result:
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.DM
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number Item# Amount Cost Value Description
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------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------------
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1 1 3 5.00 15.00 rubber gloves
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2 2 100 0.50 50.00 test tubes
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3 3 5 8.00 40.00 clamps
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4 4 23 1.98 45.54 plates
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5 5 99 2.45 242.55 cleaning cloth
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6 6 89 14.75 1312.75 bunsen burners
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7 7 5 175.00 875.00 scales
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.DE
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.PP
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Note that the first column is the new number column.
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.PP
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.SH "See Also"
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.B
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Number,
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addcol,
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column,
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jointable,
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rename
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.R
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.SH Notes
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To change the name of a column, use the command
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.BR rename .
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To move the row-number column to a different position within its table,
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use the command
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.BR column .
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If you want to change the name of the number column
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to something else, use the command
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.BR rename .
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