69 lines
1.6 KiB
Groff
69 lines
1.6 KiB
Groff
.TH tabletolist "" "" "/rdb Command"
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.PC "Convert a table to list format"
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\fBtabletolist [ \-l ] < \fItable\fR
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.PP
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.II "table^convert to list"
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.II "list^convert from table"
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The command
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.B tabletolist
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converts
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.I table
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to list format.
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.PP
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Option \fB\-l\fR tells
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.B tabletolist
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not to write a newline at the beginning of the new list file.
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This is for compatibility with the older list format and for other uses.
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Note that most
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.B /rdb
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commands cannot read a list file if it lacks the initial newline.
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.SH Example
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Consider
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.BR mailtable ,
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which has the following format:
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.DM
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Number Name Company Street City State ZIP Phone
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------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
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1 Ronald McDonald McDonald's 123 Mac Attack Memphis
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TENN 30000 (111) 222-3333
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2 Chiquita Banana United Brands Uno Avenito De La
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Revolution San Jose Costa Rica 123456789 1234
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.DE
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.PP
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As you can see, the information in each row is often too wide for the screen;
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these data would be better stored in a list-format file.
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To convert
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.B mailtable
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to list format, type the following:
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.DM
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tabletolist < mailtable
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.DE
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.PP
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This writes the following to the standard output:
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.DM
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\fB<newline>\fP
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Number 1
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Name Ronald McDonald
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Company McDonald's
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Street 123 Mac Attack
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City Memphis
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State TENN
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ZIP 30000
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Phone (111) 222-3333
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.DE
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.DM
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Number 2
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Name Chiquita Banana
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Company United Brands
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Street Uno Avenido de la Reforma
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City San Jose
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State Costa Rica
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ZIP 123456789
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Phone 1234
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...
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.DE
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.SH "See Also"
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.B
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listtotable
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.R
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