starbase

check - check for column errors in a starbase database.

SYNOPSYS

    `check` [-i *input*] [-o *output*] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

check reads in a table file and checks that the number of columns in each row is correct. check exits with a non-zero status at the first error it detects.

OPTIONS

• -v Verbose listing of any errors found to stdandard error

EXAMPLES

Here is an ok table. Nothing is printed.

        john@panic : check < tab

Here is a table with a bad row:

    john@panic : check -v -i tab
    check : table ? row 1 has 4 columns (3 in header)

SEE ALSO

• column, project project columns from a starbase data table.
• justify justify columns of a starbase data table.
• trim trim columns of an starbase data table.
• check check the format of a starbase data table.
• header print the header of a table file.
• headoff print the body (data rows) of a starbase data table file wo/ the header.
• headline print the column headline of a starbase data table.

• dashline print the dashline from a starbase data table.

• starbase.1 starbase data table introduction.
• starbase.3 starbase data table C library.
• starbase.5 starbase data table file format.