Split view
Viewing two sheets simultaneously
VisiData supports the viewing of two sheets simultaneously with a feature called split screen.
Entering split screen mode
| Keystroke(s) | Action |
|---|---|
Shift+Z |
split screen in half, placing second sheet on stack visibly in the second pane |
z Shift+Z n |
split screen, setting the height of the second screen to n |
When there is a single pane, all currently-open sheets are situated within the same sheets stack. The more recent that sheet was viewed, the higher it is in the stack.
Split-pane opens a second window, and creates a second stack for it. This keeps the sheet stably within a specific window.
For instance, pressing Shift+C on the sample.tsv will give us a stack with two columns, the sample Sheet and its Columns Sheet.
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Pressing Shift+Z will now give us a view of them both, with the sample Sheet moved to the second window.
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Split screen mode specific commands
While in split screen mode, you can move between windows, adjust the sheets that appear in the current window, and full-screen the current pane.
| Keystroke(s) | Action |
|---|---|
z Shift+Z n |
adjust the height of the second window to n |
g Shift+Z |
full screen the current window |
Tab |
make the other window the active window |
Ctrl+^ |
swap top two sheets in stack in current window, second sheet in stack is now visible |
g Ctrl+^ |
cycle through sheets in stack in current window |
For instance, we can use Tab to make the sample Sheet the active window.
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Moving around it, we can see the Columns Sheet in the top window continuing to be updated.
We can press Shift+F on the Item column to view its Frequency Table.
Now, the visible sheet of the second window has changed, while the visible sheet on the top window has stayed the same.
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We can use ^^, so that sample Sheet is once again visible, and full-screen it with g Shift+Z, effectively leaving split screen mode.
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