vd(1) 1 (quick reference guide) vd(1)

VisiData — a terminal utility for exploring and arranging tabular data

vd [options] [input ...]

vd [options] --play cmdlog [-w waitsecs] [--batch] [-i] [-o output] [field=value]

vd [options] [input ...] +toplevel:subsheet:col:row

VisiData is an easy-to-use multipurpose tool to explore, clean, edit, and restructure data. Rows can be selected, filtered, and grouped; columns can be rearranged, transformed, and derived via regex or Python expressions; and workflows can be saved, documented, and replayed.

, --play=cmdlog
cmdlog within the interface
, --replay-wait=seconds
seconds between commands
, --batch
replay in batch mode (with no interface)
, --interactive
launch VisiData in interactive mode after batch
, --output=file
save final visible sheet to file as .tsv
field=value
field}" in cmdlog contents with value

cancel current replay

All keystrokes are case sensitive. The ^ prefix is shorthand for .

^Q
abort program immediately
^C
cancel user input or abort all async threads on current sheet
abort all secondary threads
q
quit current sheet or menu
Q
quit current sheet and free associated memory
gq
quit all sheets (clean exit)
(Enter/ to expand submenu or execute command)
view this man page
view sheet of command longnames and keybindings for current sheet
gb
open sidebar in a new sheet
b
toggle sidebar
U
(requires enabled options.undo)
R
(requires enabled options.undo)
longname
open command palette; Enter to execute top command by its longname

go as expected
h j k l
go left/down/up/right
go all the way to the left/bottom/top/right of sheet
G gg
go all the way to the bottom/top of sheet
Ic. End Home
go all the way to the bottom/top of sheet
scroll one page back/forward
scroll one page left/right
scroll current row to center of screen
(Ctrl+^)
jump to previous sheet (swaps with current sheet)
regex forward/backward in current column
regex
regex forward/backward over all visible columns
expr
expr forward/backward in current column (with column names as variables)
n N
go to next/previous match from last regex search
< >
go up/down current column to next value
go up/down current column to next null value
{ }
go up/down current column to next selected row
c regex
regex
r regex
regex
number
number (0-based)
H J K L
slide current row/column left/down/up/right
slide current row/column all the way to the left/bottom/top/right of sheet
number
number positions to the left/down/up/right
scroll one left/down/up/right

_ (underbar)
toggle width of current column between full and default width
g_
toggle widths of all visible columns between full and default width
z_ number
number
number
adjust widths of all visible columns to Ar number
- (hyphen)
hide current column
reduce width of current column by half
unhide all columns
toggle/unset current column as a key column
set type of current column to str/int/float/currency/date/len
show more/less precision in current numerical column
^
rename current column
g^
rename all unnamed visible columns to contents of selected rows (or current row)
z^
rename current column to combined contents of current cell in selected rows (or current row)
rename all visible columns to combined contents of current column for selected rows (or current row)
= expr
expr, with column names, and attributes, as variables
g= expr
set current column for selected rows to result of Python expr
expr
set current column for selected rows to the items in result of Python sequence expr
z= expr
expr
i
add column with incremental values
gi
set current column for selected rows to incremental values
zi step
add column with values at increment step
gzi step
set current column for selected rows at increment step
' (tick)
add a frozen copy of current column with all cells evaluated
open a frozen copy of current sheet with all visible columns evaluated
add/reset cache for current/all visible column(s)
: regex
add new columns from regex split; number of columns determined by example row at cursor
; regex
add new columns from capture groups of regex (also requires example row)
; expr
expr, with columnNames as variables
* regex/subst
add column derived from current column, replacing regex with subst (may include \1 backrefs)
regex/subst
regex with subst (may include \1 backrefs)
( g(
[3]) or dicts (e.g. {3}) one level
depth
[3]) or dicts (e.g. {3}) to given depth (0= fully)
) g(
unexpand current/all visible column(s); restore original column and remove other columns at this level
depth
[3]) or dicts (e.g. {3}) to given depth (0= fully)
[3]) or dicts (e.g. {3}) within that column

s t u
select/toggle/unselect current row
gs gt gu
select/toggle/unselect all rows
zs zt zu
select/toggle/unselect all rows from top to cursor
select/toggle/unselect all rows from cursor to bottom
| \ regex
regex in current column
regex
regex in any visible column
expr
expr in any visible column
, (comma)
select rows matching display value of current cell in current column
select rows matching display value of current row in all visible columns
z, gz,
select rows matching typed value of current cell/row in current column/all visible columns

[ ]
sort ascending/descending by current column; replace any existing sort criteria
g[ g]
sort ascending/descending by all key columns; replace any existing sort criteria
z[ z]
sort ascending/descending by current column; add to existing sort criteria
sort ascending/descending by all key columns; add to existing sort criteria
"
open duplicate sheet with only selected rows
open duplicate sheet with all rows
open duplicate sheet with deepcopy of selected rows

The rows in these duplicated sheets (except deepcopy) are references to rows on the original source sheets, and so edits to the filtered rows will naturally be reflected in the original rows. Use g' to freeze sheet contents in a deliberate copy.

a za
append blank row/column; appended columns cannot be copied to clipboard
ga gza number
number blank rows/columns
d gd
delete current/selected row(s)
y gy
Memory Sheet
x gx
Memory Sheet
zy gzy
Memory Sheet
zd gzd
set contents of current column for current/selected row(s) to
zx gzx
Memory Sheet
p P
paste clipboard rows after/before current row
zp gzp
set cells of current column for current/selected row(s) to last clipboard value
zP gzP
paste to cells of current column for current/selected row(s) using the system clipboard
Y gY
options.clipboard_copy_cmd)
zY gzY
options.clipboard_copy_cmd)
f
fill null cells in current column with contents of non-null cells up the current column
e text
edit contents of current cell
ge text
set contents of current column for selected rows to text

Enter ^C
accept/abort input
open external $EDITOR to edit contents of current/selected rows in current column
reload initial value
go to beginning/end of line
go back/forward one character
(arrow)
go back/forward one word
delete previous/current character
transpose previous and current characters
clear from cursor to beginning/end of line
paste from cell clipboard
delete previous/current character
toggle insert mode
set contents to previous/next in history
Tab Shift+Tab
Arrow and re-enter edit mode

o input
open input in VisiData
open file or url from path in current cell
^S g^S filename
save current/all sheet(s) to filename in format determined by extension (default .tsv)
filename ends in a /, a directory will be created.
filename
save current column only to filename in format determined by extension (default .tsv)
filename.vdj
CommandLog to filename.vdj file
open new blank sheet with one column
open new sheet that has rows and columns of current sheet transposed
+ aggregator
aggregator to current column (see Frequency Table)
aggregator
aggregator over values in selected rows for current column; store result in Memory Sheet
&
append top two sheets in Sheets Stack
append all sheets in Sheets Stack
w nBefore nAfter
add column where each row contains a list of that row, nBefore rows, and nAfter rows

. (dot)

If rows on the current sheet represent plottable coordinates (as in .shp or vector .mbtiles sources), . plots the current row, and g. plots all selected rows (or all rows if none selected).

+ -
increase/decrease zoom level, centered on cursor
_ (underbar)
zoom to fit full extent
(underbar)
set aspect ratio
x xmin xmax
xmin/xmax on graph
y ymin ymax
ymin/ymax on graph
s t u
select/toggle/unselect rows on source sheet contained within canvas cursor
select/toggle/unselect rows on source sheet visible on screen
d
delete rows on source sheet contained within canvas cursor
delete rows on source sheet visible on screen
Enter
open sheet of source rows contained within canvas cursor
open sheet of source rows visible on screen
1 - 9
toggle display of layers
redraw all pixels on canvas
v
show_graph_labels option
zoom in/out of canvas
set canvas cursor
scroll canvas

Z

Z
Tab

CommandLog
toggle sheet-specific visibility (multi-line rows on Sheet, legends/axes on Graph)
^E g^E
view traceback for most recent error(s)
view traceback for error in current cell
^L
refresh screen
^R
reload current sheet
^Z
suspend VisiData process
^G
show cursor position and bounds of current sheet on status line
^V
show version and copyright information on status line
^P
Status History
m keystroke
keystroke , and complete recording. Macro can then be executed everytime provided keystroke is used. Will override existing keybinding. Macros will run on current row, column, sheet.
gm
open an index of all existing macros. Can be directly viewed with Enter, and then modified with ^S.
^Y z^Y g^Y
open current row/cell/sheet as Python object
^X expr
expr and opens result as Python object
expr
expr, in context of current row, and open result as Python object
module
module in the global scope

.
browse properties of files in a directory
.
read documentation from within VisiData
.
(Alt+Shift+M) browse saved values, including clipboard
 
 
.
(Shift+C) edit column properties
.
(Shift+S) jump between sheets or join them together
.
(Shift+O) edit configuration options
.
(Shift+D) modify and save commands for replay
.
(Ctrl+E) view last error
.
(Ctrl+P) view history of status messages
.
(Ctrl+T) view, cancel, and profile asynchronous threads
 
.
(Shift+F) group rows by column value, with aggregations of other columns
.
(Shift+I) view summary statistics for each column
.
(Shift+W) group rows by key and summarize current column
.
(Shift+M) unpivot non-key columns into variable/value columns
.
(Shift+T) open new sheet with rows and columns transposed

(global commands)
open-dir-current
open the Directory Sheet for the current directory
(sheet-specific commands)
Enter gEnter
open current/selected file(s) as new sheet(s)
^O g^O
open current/selected file(s) in external $EDITOR
^R z^R gz^R
reload information for all/current/selected file(s)
d gd
delete current/selected file(s) from filesystem, upon commit
y gy directory
directory, upon commit
e ge name
name
` (backtick)
open parent directory
commit changes to file system

Browse through a list of available guides. Each guide shows you how to use a particular feature. Gray guides have not been written yet.
(global commands)
open-guide-index
open the Guide Index
(sheet-specific commands)
open a guide

Browse through a list of stored values, referanceable in expressions through their .
(global commands)
open the Memory Sheet
name
Memory Sheet under name
(sheet-specific commands)
edit either value or name, to edit reference

Properties of columns on the source sheet can be changed with standard editing commands (e ge g= Del) on the Columns Sheet. Multiple aggregators can be set by listing them (separated by spaces) in the aggregators column. The 'g' commands affect the selected rows, which are the literal columns on the source sheet.
(global commands)
Columns Sheet with all visible columns from all sheets
(sheet-specific commands)
&
add column from appending selected source columns
toggle/unset selected columns as key columns on source sheet
aggregator
add Ar aggregator No to selected source columns
(hyphen)
hide selected columns on source sheet
set type of selected columns on source sheet to str/int/float/currency/date/len/floatsi
Enter
open a Frequency Table sheet grouped by column referenced in current row

open Sheets Stack, which contains only the active sheets on the current stack
(global commands)
Sheets Sheet, which contains all sheets from current session, active and inactive
number
number
(sheet-specific commands)
Enter
jump to sheet referenced in current row
push selected sheets to top of sheet stack
a
add row to reference a new blank sheet
gC gI
Columns Sheet/Describe Sheet with all visible columns from selected sheets
abort async threads for current/selected sheets(s)
save selected or all sheets
& jointype
merge selected sheets with visible columns from all, keeping rows according to jointype:
keep only rows which match keys on all sheets
keep all rows from first selected sheet
keep all rows from all sheets (union)
keep only rows NOT in all sheets
combine all rows from all sheets
similar to 'append' but keep first sheet type and columns
copy first selected sheet, keeping all rows and sheet type, and extend with columns from other sheets
keep all rows from first sheet, updating any False-y cells with non-False-y values from second sheet; add unique rows from second sheet

(global commands)
)
only)
as
(sheet-specific commands)
Enter e
edit option at current row
remove option override for this context
save option configuration to

(global commands)
open current sheet's CommandLog with all other loose ends removed; includes commands from parent sheets
open global CommandLog for all commands executed in the current session
open current sheet's CommandLog with the parent sheets commands' removed
(sheet-specific commands)
x
replay command in current row
gx
replay contents of entire CommandLog
^C
abort replay

(global commands)
open global Threads Sheet for all asynchronous threads running
open current sheet's Threads Sheet
(sheet-specific commands)
^C
abort thread at current row
Threads Sheet

A Frequency Table groups rows by one or more columns, and includes summary columns for those with aggregators.
(global commands)
open Frequency Table, grouped by all key columns on source sheet
open one-line summary for all rows and selected rows
(sheet-specific commands)
s t u
select/toggle/unselect these entries in source sheet
Enter gEnter
open copy of source sheet with rows that are grouped in current cell / selected rows

A Describe Sheet contains descriptive statistics for all visible columns.
(global commands)
Describe Sheet for all visible columns on all sheets
(sheet-specific commands)
select/unselect rows on source sheet that are being described in current cell
!
toggle/unset current column as a key column on source sheet
Enter
open a Frequency Table sheet grouped on column referenced in current row
open copy of source sheet with rows described in current cell

Set key column(s) and aggregators on column(s) before pressing on the column to pivot.
(sheet-specific commands)
Enter
open sheet of source rows aggregated in current pivot row
open sheet of source rows aggregated in current pivot cell

Open Melted Sheet (unpivot), with key columns retained and all non-key columns reduced to Variable-Value rows.
(global commands)
regex
open Melted Sheet (unpivot), with key columns retained and regex capture groups determining how the non-key columns will be reduced to Variable-Value rows.

(sheet-specific commands)
Enter
dive further into Python object
v
toggle show/hide for methods and hidden properties
gv zv
show/hide methods and hidden properties

Add -n/ to make subsequent CLI options sheet-specific (applying only to paths specified directly on the CLI). By default, CLI options apply to all sheets.

Options can also be set via the Options Sheet or a .visidatarc (see FILES).

=longname
longname before replay or regular launch; limited to bound commands
toplevel:subsheet:col:row
subsheet of toplevel at top-of-stack, and cursor at col and row; all arguments are optional
=c
open Guide Index
, --filetype=filetype
tsv set loader to use for filetype instead of file extension
, --delimiter=delimiter
\t field delimiter to use for tsv/usv filetype
, --overwrite=y
y overwrite existing files without confirmation
, --overwrite=n
do not overwrite existing files
, --nothing=T
disable loading .visidatarc and plugin addons
=str ~/.visidata/
directory to load and store additional files
False
exit on error and display stacktrace
=bool True
enable undo/redo
=int 0
max number of cache entries in each cached column
=str ⌛
note to display for pending cells
=str ?
cell note for an exception during formatting
=str !
cell note for an exception during computation
=str !
cell note for an exception during type conversion
=int -3
amount to scroll with scrollwheel
False
use 256 colors even if curses reports fewer
False
confirm before quitting modified sheet
=int 20
default column width
=int 4
default column height
=bool True
wordwrap text for multiline rows
=str _
string to join sheet or column names
=str
string to join display values
False
wrap text to fit window width on TextSheet
=str tsv
specify default file type to save as
False
enable profiling on threads
=int 0
minimum memory to continue loading and async processing
=str utf-8-sig
encoding passed to codecs.open when reading a file
=str surrogateescape
encoding_errors passed to codecs.open
=int 1
max time between press/release for click (ms)
False
clear selected rows before new bulk selections
False
if no rows selected, if True, someSelectedRows returns all rows; if False, fails
=str
regex of lines to skip in text sources
=str I
flags to pass to re.compile() [AILMSUX]
False
load subsheets always (False) or lazily (True)
=int 0
skip N rows before header
=int 1
parse first N rows as column names
=str
field delimiter to use for tsv/usv filetype
=str
" row delimiter to use for tsv/usv filetype
=str ?
replacement for newline character when saving to tsv
=str ?
replacement for tab character when saving to tsv
=int 0
visibility level
=int 100
number of rows to sample for regex.split (0=all)
=str %s.%s
format str to use for names of columns expanded from dict (colname, key)
=str %s[%s]
format str to use for names of columns expanded from list (colname, index)
=NoneType None
indent to use when saving json
False
sort object keys when saving to json
=bool True
ensure ascii encode when saving json
=str
column name to use for non-dict rows
=str
specify file type
=str #ERR
error string to use while saving
=str utf-8
encoding passed to codecs.open when saving a file
False
clean column/sheet names to be valid Python identifiers
=float 0.0
time to wait between replayed commands, in seconds
=str キ
string prefix for rowkey in the cmdlog
=str xclip -selection clipboard -filter
command to copy stdin to system clipboard
=str xclip -selection clipboard -o
command to send contents of system clipboard to stdout
False
a nicer selection interface for aggregators and jointype
=NoneType None
a value to be counted as null
=int 0
number of bins for histogram of numeric columns
False
bin numeric columns into ranges
=str
list of distinct colors to use for plotting distinct objects
=str
source of randomized startup messages
=int 0
folder recursion depth on DirSheet
False
load hidden files on DirSheet
=Path ~/.visidatarc
config file to exec in Python
=str
file.vdj to replay
False
replay in batch mode (with no interface and all status sent to stdout)
=NoneType None
save the final visible sheet to output at the end of replay
=str
longnames to preplay before replay
=str plugins
imports to preload before .visidatarc (command-line only)
False
no config, no plugins, nothing extra
False
run interactive mode after batch replay
=str c
overwrite existing files {y=yes|c=confirm|n=no}
=bool True
do not autoload plugins if False
=str
display/color theme to use
=str
Airtable API key from https://airtable.com/account
=str
matrix API token
=str
matrix user ID associated with token
=str VisiData
device ID associated with matrix login
=str
client_id for reddit api
=str
client_secret for reddit api
=str 3.0.2
user_agent for reddit api
=int -100
number of messages to fetch per call (<0 to fetch before anchor)
=int 1000000000
message id to start fetching from
=float 1e-05
seconds to wait between calls (0 to stop after first)
=str
Zulip API key
=str
Email for use with Zulip API key
=str excel
dialect passed to csv.reader
=str ,
delimiter passed to csv.reader
=str "
quotechar passed to csv.reader
=bool True
skipinitialspace passed to csv.reader
=NoneType None
escapechar passed to csv.reader
=str
" lineterminator passed to csv.writer
False
sanitize input/output to handle edge cases, with a performance cost
=NoneType None
A regex to perform on the object name, useful where object names have a structure to extract. Use the (?P<foo>...) named groups form to get column names.
=NoneType None
Override the default year used for log parsing. Use all four digits of the year (e.g., 2022). By default (None) use the year from the ctime of the file, or failing that the current year.
=str UTC
The timezone the source file is in, by default UTC.
=int 1000
number of rows to check for fixed width columns
=int 0
max number of fixed-width columns to create (0 is no max)
=bool True
whether to include edge labels on graphviz diagrams
=str <h2>{sheet.name}</h2>
table header when saving to html
=int 0
max next.url pages to follow in http response
=dict {}
http headers to send to requests
=bool True
verify host and certificates for https
False
numpy allow unpickling objects (unsafe)
=str n
(y/s/n) if save_dot includes all internet hosts separately (y), combined (s), or does not include the internet (n)
False
parse PDF for tables instead of pages of text
=str public
The desired schema for the Postgres database
=str
alternate S3 endpoint, used for local testing or alternative S3-compatible services
=bool True
enable glob-matching for S3 paths
False
show all object versions in a versioned bucket
=str
sqlite statement to execute after opening a connection
False
include columns for cell objects, font colors, and fill colors
=bool True
allow very deep trees and very long text content
=str .
matplotlib.markers
=str Set3
colorbrewer palette to use
=str 127.0.0.1
IP address to listen for commands
=int 0
port to listen for commands
=str
API Key for api.apilayer.com/fixer
=int 1
Cache days for currency conversions
=str mean stdev
numeric aggregators to calculate on Describe sheet
=str ¡Hola mundo!
shown by the hello-world command
=float 1.0
start value for column increments
=int 3
send this many pings to each host
=float 0.1
wait between ping rounds, in seconds
=int 0
maxsplit to pass to regex.split
False
cascade column renames into expressions
=str en_US
default locale to use for Faker
=NoneType None
list of additional Provider classes to load via add_provider()
=str
Use a non-empty string to enable deterministic fakes
=str
force mimetype for sysopen-mailcap
False
if unfurl includes rows for empty containers

Display options can only be set via the Options Sheet or a .visidatarc (see FILES).

True
show menu on top line when not active
True
show keystrokes inline in submenus
black on 68 blue
color of menu items in general
223 yellow on black
color of active menu items
black on 34 green
color of sheet-specific menu items
black italic on 68 blue
color of helpbox
││──┌┐└┘├┤
box characters to use for menus
»
command submenu indicator
⎘
indicator if command pushes sheet onto sheet stack
…
indicator if input required for command
| VisiData {vd.version} | Alt+H for help menu
right-side menu format string
{:.02f}
default fmtstr to format float values
{:d}
default fmtstr to format int values
generic
formatter to create the text in each cell (also used by text savers)
generic
displayer to render the text in each cell
0
height of second sheet on screen
⌀
visible contents of a cell whose value is None
…
indicator that the contents are only partially visible
·
displayable character for odd whitespace
<
header note indicating more columns to the left
>
header note indicating more columns to the right
displayed contents for computation exception
1
width to use for unicode chars marked ambiguous
string to display in pending cells
bold magenta
color of note in pending cells
226 yellow
color of cell note for non-str types in anytype columns
220 yellow
color of row note on left edge
│
separator between columns
║
separator between key columns and rest of columns
│
⁝
⁝
║
║
║
║
║
║
║
•
↑↟⇞⇡⇧⇑
characters for ascending sort
↓↡⇟⇣⇩⇓
characters for descending sort
white on black
the default fg and bg colors
bold
color of the column headers
underline
color of the bottom header row
reverse
color of the cursor row
bold
color of the cursor column
color of current cell, if different from color_current_row+color_current_col
bold reverse
color of the header for the cursor column
246 blue
color of column separators
81 cyan
color of key columns
8
color of hidden columns on metasheets
215 yellow
color of selected rows
underline
color of internally clickable item
bold white on 237
color of code sample
bold 200
color of header
243 on black
color of unwritten guides in GuideGuide
{sheet.threadStatus} {sheet.keystrokeStatus} [:longname]{sheet.longname}[/] {sheet.nRows:9d} {sheet.rowtype} {sheet.modifiedStatus}{sheet.selectedStatus}{vd.replayStatus}
right-side status format string
[:onclick sheets-stack]{sheet.shortcut}› {sheet.name}[/]|
status line prefix
0
maximum length of left status line
│
separator between statuses
bold white on 237
color of input keystrokes
bold 52 on 114 green
color of command longnames
bold
color of keystrokes in help
bold on 238
status line color
202 1
error message color
166 15
warning message color
underline
top window status bar color
black on 68 blue

active window status bar color
8 on black
inactive window status bar color
black on green
color of highlighted elements in statusbar
118 5
color of system running smoothly
238 on 110
display color for unfocused input in form
233 on 110
cell color to use when editing cell
_
edit field fill character
·
substitute character for unprintables
%Y-%m-%d
default fmtstr passed to strftime for date values
%.02f
default fmtstr to format for currency values
red
color for negative values in currency displayer
▶
status indicator for active replay
green
color of replay status indicator
■
histogram element character
True
show axes and legend on graph
⠀⠁⠂⠃⠄⠅⠆⠇⠈⠉⠊⠋⠌⠍⠎⠏⠐⠑⠒⠓⠔⠕⠖⠗⠘⠙⠚⠛⠜⠝⠞⠟⠠⠡⠢⠣⠤⠥⠦⠧⠨⠩⠪⠫⠬⠭⠮⠯⠰⠱⠲⠳⠴⠵⠶⠷⠸⠹⠺⠻⠼⠽⠾⠿⡀⡁⡂⡃⡄⡅⡆⡇⡈⡉⡊⡋⡌⡍⡎⡏⡐⡑⡒⡓⡔⡕⡖⡗⡘⡙⡚⡛⡜⡝⡞⡟⡠⡡⡢⡣⡤⡥⡦⡧⡨⡩⡪⡫⡬⡭⡮⡯⡰⡱⡲⡳⡴⡵⡶⡷⡸⡹⡺⡻⡼⡽⡾⡿⢀⢁⢂⢃⢄⢅⢆⢇⢈⢉⢊⢋⢌⢍⢎⢏⢐⢑⢒⢓⢔⢕⢖⢗⢘⢙⢚⢛⢜⢝⢞⢟⢠⢡⢢⢣⢤⢥⢦⢧⢨⢩⢪⢫⢬⢭⢮⢯⢰⢱⢲⢳⢴⢵⢶⢷⢸⢹⢺⢻⢼⢽⢾⢿⣀⣁⣂⣃⣄⣅⣆⣇⣈⣉⣊⣋⣌⣍⣎⣏⣐⣑⣒⣓⣔⣕⣖⣗⣘⣙⣚⣛⣜⣝⣞⣟⣠⣡⣢⣣⣤⣥⣦⣧⣨⣩⣪⣫⣬⣭⣮⣯⣰⣱⣲⣳⣴⣵⣶⣷⣸⣹⣺⣻⣼⣽⣾⣿
charset to render 2x4 blocks on canvas
False
randomly choose attr from set of pixels instead of most common
2.0
amount to multiply current zoomlevel when zooming
238 blue
color of legend for hidden attribute
bold
color of selected graph points
bold
color for graph axis labels
╵
character for graph x-axis ticks
2
show help panel during input
green
color for rows pending add
reverse yellow
color for cells pending modification
red
color for rows pending delete
True
whether to display sidebar
{guide}
format string for default sidebar
0
max width for sidebar
0
max height for sidebar
black on 114 blue
base color of sidebar
black on yellow
color of sidebar title
red
color for matching chars in palette chooser
green
color of f5log monitor status up
red
color of f5log monitor status down
blue
color of f5log monitor status unknown
magenta
color of monitor status checking
black
color of monitor status disabled
red
color of alarms
yellow
color of warnings
cyan
color of notice
green
color of info
green
color of active clue
black on 72
base color of command palette
10
max number of suggestions for command palette
21 on 114 green
underline
0
minimum number of lines to keep visible above/below cursor when scrolling
▁▂▃▄▅▆▇
characters to display sparkline

vd

launch for current directory

vd foo.tsv
open the file foo.tsv in the current directory
vd -f ddw
open blank sheet of type ddw
vd new.tsv
open new blank tsv sheet named new
vd -f sqlite bar.db
open the file bar.db as a sqlite database
vd foo.tsv -n -f sqlite bar.db
open foo.tsv as tsv and bar.db as a sqlite database
vd -f sqlite foo.tsv bar.db
open both foo.tsv and bar.db as a sqlite database
vd -b countries.fixed -o countries.tsv
convert countries.fixed (in fixed width format) to countries.tsv (in tsv format)
vd postgres://username:passwordhostname:port/database
open a connection to the given postgres database
vd --play tests/pivot.vdj --replay-wait 1 --output tests/pivot.tsv
replay tests/pivot.vdj, waiting 1 second between commands, and output the final sheet to test/pivot.tsv
ls -l | vd -f fixed --skip 1 --header 0
parse the output of ls -l into usable data
ls | vd | lpr
interactively select a list of filenames to send to the printer
vd newfile.tsv
open a blank sheet named newfile if file does not exist
vd sample.xlsx +:sheet1:2:3
launch with at top-of-stack, and cursor at column and row
vd -P open-plugins
preplay longname before starting the session

At the start of every session, VisiData looks for $HOME/.visidatarc, and calls Python exec() on its contents if it exists. For example:

options.min_memory_mb=100  # stop processing without 100MB free

bindkey('0', 'go-leftmost')   # alias '0' to go to first column, like vim

def median(values):
    L = sorted(values)
    return L[len(L)//2]

vd.aggregator('median', median)

Functions defined in .visidatarc are available in python expressions (e.g. in derived columns).

Core VisiData includes these sources:

(tab-separated value)
Plain and simple. VisiData writes tsv format by default. See the option.
(comma-separated value)
.csv files are a scourge upon the earth, and still regrettably common.
See the --csv-dialect, --csv-delimiter, --csv-quotechar, and --csv-skipinitialspace options.
Accepted dialects are excel-tab, unix, and excel.
(fixed width text)
Columns are autodetected from the first 1000 rows (adjustable with --fixed-rows).
(single object) and // (one object per line).
Cells containing lists (e.g. [3]) or dicts ({3}) can be expanded into new columns with and unexpanded with .
May include multiple tables. The initial sheet is the table directory;
loads the entire table into memory. z^S saves modifications to source.

URL schemes are also supported:

(requires ); can be used as transport for with another filetype

For a list of all remaining formats supported by VisiData, see https://visidata.org/formats.

In addition, , , , , , and files are decompressed on the fly.

VisiData was made by Saul Pwanson <vd@saul.pw>.

January 15, 2024 Linux/MacOS