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Getting Started

  • What is PGFPlots?
  • PGFPlots for Beginners
  • Basic Setup

Data from Files in PGFPlots

Import and visualize data from external files like CSV, TSV, and plain text.

Basic File Import

Given a file data.txt with space-separated values:

CSV Files

Column Selection

Error Bars from File

Tab-Separated Files

Skipping Header Rows

Inline Data

Mathematical Operations on Data

Filtering Data

Multiple Data Series

3D Data from File

Next Steps

Continue learning PGFPlots:

  • Error Bars - Visualize data uncertainty
  • Scatter Plots - Plot file data as points
  • Line Plots - Connect data points

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Data from Files in PGFPlots

Import and visualize data from external files like CSV, TSV, and plain text.

Basic File Import

Given a file data.txt with space-separated values:

CSV Files

Column Selection

Error Bars from File

Tab-Separated Files

Skipping Header Rows

Inline Data

Mathematical Operations on Data

Filtering Data

Multiple Data Series

3D Data from File

Next Steps

Continue learning PGFPlots:

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