Reading truncated text in cells

[paskn]

Hi! I am learning VisiData, and it is amazing. Thank you for this tool!

I am exploring how can I use VisiData for a workflow where I have to read text in cells. Basically, is it possible to quickly expand truncated text to read it in full? I struggle finding info on truncation of long strings and whether I can do anything about it.

Thanks!

[ajkerrigan]

There are a few different ways to expand truncated text. Some common ones:

• resize-col-max (_): Expand the column to fit the text (up to the width of your terminal). Useful for some cases.
• visibility-sheet (v): Let each row of data take up multiple display rows, so long text can wrap.
• open-cell (zEnter): Open a new sheet with the contents of a cell.

This shows the effects of those commands on the benchmark.csv sample data with default column widths:

[saulpw]

Great summary, @ajkerrigan. I would also add e Ctrl+O, which pulls the cell contents into $EDITOR. (Any saved changes will be applied to the sheet, however.)

[paskn]

Thank you!