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Set datafile separator
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The command <B>set datafile separator <TT>"</TT>4#4char5#5<TT>"</TT></B> tells <B>gnuplot</B> that data fields
in subsequent input files are separated by 4#4char5#5 rather than by whitespace.
The most common use is to read in csv (comma-separated value) files written
by spreadsheet or database programs. By default data fields are separated by
whitespace.
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Syntax:
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set datafile separator {"<char>" | whitespace}
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Examples:
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# Input file contains tab-separated fields
set datafile separator "\t"
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# Input file contains comma-separated values fields
set datafile separator ","
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