byten table col s
byten table col s ; fill
s is the new number of columns
overtake uses fill
delete table where
where - rows to delete:
insert table pairs
intx table col new-type
converts col from its current type to new-type
current must be int/int1/int2/int4
new-type must be int/int1/int2/int4/intx
new-type intx converts col to type that takes least space without losing data
update table where pairs
where - rows to update:
Warning: jd'read jdindex ...' returns rows in sort order and this may well not be the order of pairs. In general this form of update should be used only where 1 row is updated or where several rows are all updated with the same values.
upsert table key pairs
key is 1 or more cols from pairs used as key
rows in pairs where key matches are updated and the rest are inserted
sort table col [desc] [,...]
sort table cola
sort table cola desc , colb
sort table cola , colb desc
one or more cols (optional desc) used to sort table in place
same syntax as read order by clause