Is there a way to increment the value of a sql column without reading it

I wanted to know if there is a way I can directly increment the value of a column without reading the current value. something like:

update table `user` set cnt = cnt+1

The above statement gave me a syntax error, but I am sure 开发者_高级运维there has to be something for it.

Thanks

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It's just UPDATE, not UPDATE TABLE.