Re: Question: intent of "set datafile binary"?

[Hans-Bernhard B. <br...@ph...>]

Ethan A Merritt wrote:
> So far as I can tell, the command
>     set datafile binary
> does not accomplish anything at all.

I don't think the documentation says it should accomplish anything.
The wording in 'help set datafile binary' could do with some 
clarification, but I read it as saying: specifies defaults for what the 
'binary' keyword in {s}plot does.  It doesn't say anything about it 
turning on 'binary'.