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This keyword allows you to skip sections of a binary file. For instance, if the
file contains a 1024 byte header before the start of the data region you would
probably want to use
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plot '<file_name>' binary skip=1024 ...
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If there are multiple records in the file, you may specify a leading offset for
each. For example, to skip 512 bytes before the 1st record and 256 bytes before
the second and third records
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plot '<file_name> binary record=356:356:356 skip=512:256:256 ...
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