Fill & Clear

Command

fill {column} … with {value}

fill {column}

Alternative
clear {column}
Purpose

Fill all of the fields in a column with a specific value.

Examples

psv clear wip

  • Set all of the fields in the wip column to "" (empty)
  • clear is the same as fill … with ""

Playground
After finishing a task, clear the work in progress (wip) column: % psv fill wip with done Home Activities: | wip | activity | | -:- | ------------------ | | | play with the kids | | --- | ------------------ | | | feed the dog | | * | walk the dog | Using the fill command without a value sets the column's values to "" (empty string) % psv fill wip Home Activities: | wip | activity | | -:-- | ------------------ | | done | play with the kids | | ---- | ------------------ | | done | feed the dog | | done | walk the dog | "clear" is perhaps more self-explanatory. % psv clear wip Home Activities: | wip | activity | | -:-- | ------------------ | | done | play with the kids | | ---- | ------------------ | | done | feed the dog | | done | walk the dog | and of course, "delete" also works... Home Activities: | wip | activity | | ---- | ------------------ | | done | play with the kids | | ---- | ------------------ | | done | feed the dog | | done | walk the dog |