starbase

dashline - output the dashline of a starbase data table.

SYNOPSYS

        dashline [-i input] [-o output] [-t ~template~] [column]

DESCRIPTION

dashline prints the dashed line that separates the header and data portions of a starbase data table.

OPTIONS

All of the options of the column program are also availabe with dashline. dashline is exactally like running “column -hd”.

• -i file Read input from file instead of the standard input.
• -o file Write output to file instead of the standard output.
• -t template Only the tables whose table names (first line in the table header) match template are output. Care should be taken with this option, unnamed tables are skipped if it is specified. This is the primary mechanism for selecting a table from a multi-table file.

EXAMPLES

    john@panic : dashline < tab
    -       -       -

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.