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The command set datafile separator tells gnuplot that data fields in subsequent input files are separated by a specific character 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.
Syntax:
set datafile separator {whitespace | tab | comma | "<chars>"}
Examples:
# Input file contains tab-separated fields set datafile separator "\t"
# Input file contains comma-separated values fields set datafile separator comma
# Input file contains fields separated by either * or | set datafile separator "*|"