3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/doc b/src/doc
index 70a0a54..4c52852 100755
--- a/src/doc
+++ b/src/doc
@@ -1629,6 +1629,7 @@ Commands for handling cell content:
         --txtdelim="\t"
         --txtdelim=","
         --txtdelim=";"
+        --txtdelim="|"
 
     If you pass a .xlsx file to SC-IM, you can specify which sheet to load
     with the --sheet parameter, which can be the name or number of a sheet.
diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index 8d13c48..7ef633e 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int modcheck() {
  *
  * \details This function checks the type of a file as well as txtdelim conf value
  *
- * \return one of , ; \t
+ * \return one of , ; \t |
  */
 
 char get_delim(char *type) {
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ char get_delim(char *type) {
             delim = ',';
         } else if (!strcasecmp(get_conf_value("txtdelim"), ";")) {
             delim = ';';
+        } else if (!strcasecmp(get_conf_value("txtdelim"), "|")) {
+            delim = '|';
         }
     }
     return delim;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index cdf0a50..6f55fd7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ void show_usage_and_quit(){
 \n  --quit_afterload            Quit after loading all the files\
 \n  --sheet=SHEET               Open SHEET when loading xlsx file. Default is 1.\
 \n  --tm_gmtoff={seconds}       set gmt offset used for converting datetimes to localtime.\
-\n  --txtdelim={\",\" or \";\" or \"\\t\"}  Sets delimiter when opening a .tab of .csv file");
+\n  --txtdelim={\",\" or \";\" or \"\\t\" or \"|\"}  Sets delimiter when opening a .tab of .csv file");
 #ifdef XLSX
   printf("\n\
 \n  --xlsx_readformulas         Set variable 'xlsx_readformulas'");