inc command documentation

commands/docs/inc.md

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  Increment a value or version. Optionally use the column of a table.
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  Increment a value or version. Optionally use the column of a table.
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# `inc` for [default](/commands/categories/default.md)

<div class='command-title'>Increment a value or version. Optionally use the column of a table.</div>

::: warning This command requires a plugin
The `inc` command resides in the `inc` plugin.
To use this command, you must install and register `nu_plugin_inc`.
See the [Plugins](/book/plugins.html) chapter in the book for more information.
:::


## Signature

```> inc {flags} (cell_path)```

## Flags

 -  `--major, -M`: increment the major version (eg 1.2.1 -> 2.0.0)
 -  `--minor, -m`: increment the minor version (eg 1.2.1 -> 1.3.0)
 -  `--patch, -p`: increment the patch version (eg 1.2.1 -> 1.2.2)

## Parameters

 -  `cell_path`: cell path to update


## Input/output types:

| input | output |
| ----- | ------ |
| any   | any    |

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Title: inc command documentation

Summary

This documentation describes the `inc` command, which increments a value or version. It can optionally use a column of a table. The command requires the `nu_plugin_inc` plugin to be installed and registered. The documentation outlines the command's signature, available flags for incrementing major, minor, or patch versions, and the cell_path parameter for specifying the target cell to update. It also describes the input and output types of the command.