How to print input file next to graph in gnuplot?

Question

Is it possible with gnuplot to print the data that I plotted next to the graph?

If I have a text file input.txt:

#x y
 1 2
 2 5
 3 6
 4 7

And I do plot 'input.txt' I'd like to have it plotted as usual and next to the plot I'd like to have the table printed. Is this possible?

Note: I'm on Windows and I'd like to format the output.

Answer 1

A bit late, but the OP asked for Windows... so, in short:

data = system('type yourfile.dat')   # Windows

In Windows, if you give a path, you need to pay attentention about \, spaces and doublequotes ".

Data: SO22225051.dat

#x y
 1 2
 2 5
 3 6
 4 7

Script:

Solution working for both Linux and Windows. Version 1 for gnuplot>=5.2.0, Version 2 for gnuplot>=4.6.0.

### place data as table/text in graph
reset

FILE = 'SO22225051.dat'
set rmargin 15
set label 1 at screen 0.9,0.7 font "Courier New,12"

# Version 1: Windows & Linux using system() command; 
# GPVAL_SYSNAME only available for gnuplot>=5.2.0

getData(f) = GPVAL_SYSNAME[1:7] eq "Windows" ? \
             system(sprintf('type "%s"',f)) : \
             system(sprintf('cat  "%s"',f))     # Linux/MacOS

Data = getData(FILE)
set label 1 Data
plot FILE u 1:2 w lp pt 7 lc rgb "red"

pause -1

# Version 2: gnuplot-only, platform-independent, working at least with gnuplot>=4.6.0

Data = ''
set datafile commentschar ''
set datafile separator "\t"
stats FILE u (Data=Data.strcol(1)."\n") nooutput
set datafile commentschar   # restore default
set datafile separator      # restore default

set label 1 Data
plot FILE u 1:2 w lp pt 7 lc rgb "red"
### end of script

Result:

The only difference between version 1 and 2 is that in version 2 gnuplot will remove leading spaces for each data line.