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+.TH GNUPLOT 1 "03 January 2001"
+.UC 4
+.SH NAME
+gnuplot \- an interactive plotting program
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B gnuplot
+[ X11 options ] [file ...]
+.br
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Gnuplot
+is a command-driven interactive function plotting program.
+.PP
+If files are given,
+.I gnuplot
+loads each file with the
+.I load
+command, in the order specified.
+.I Gnuplot
+exits after the last file is processed.
+.PP
+Here are some of its features:
+.PP
+Plots any number of functions, built up of C operators, C library
+functions, and some things C doesn't have like **, sgn(), etc. Also
+support for plotting data files, to compare actual
+data to theoretical curves.
+.PP
+User-defined X and Y ranges (optional auto-ranging), smart axes scaling,
+smart tic marks.
+.PP
+Labelling of X and Y axes.
+.PP
+User-defined constants and functions.
+.PP
+Support for many output devices and file formats
+.PP
+Shell escapes and command line substitution.
+.PP
+Load and save capability.
+.PP
+Output redirection.
+.PP
+All computations performed in the complex domain. Just the real part is
+plotted by default, but functions like imag() and abs() and arg() are
+available to override this.
+.SH X11 OPTIONS
+.I Gnuplot
+provides the \fIx11\fP terminal type for use
+with X servers. This terminal type is set automatically at startup if
+the \fBDISPLAY\fR environment variable is set, if the \fBTERM\fR environment
+variable is set to \fBxterm\fR, or if the \fB\-display\fR command line
+option is used.
+For terminal type \fIx11\fR, \fIgnuplot\fP
+accepts the standard X Toolkit options and resources such as geometry, font,
+and background. See the X(1) man page for a description of
+the options.
+In addition to the X Toolkit options:
+.PP
+\fB\-clear\fP requests that the window be cleared momentarily before a
+new plot is displayed.
+.PP
+\fB\-gray\fP requests grayscale rendering on grayscale or color displays.
+(Grayscale displays receive monochrome rendering by default.)
+.PP
+\fB\-mono\fP forces monochrome rendering on color displays.
+.PP
+\fB\-persist\fP lets plot windows survive after main gnuplot program exits.
+.PP
+\fB-raise\fP raises the plot window after each plot.
+.PP
+\fB-noraise\fp does not raise the plot window after each plot.
+.PP
+\fB\-tvtwm\fP requests that geometry specifications
+for position of the window be made relative to the currently displayed
+portion of the virtual root.
+.PP
+These options may also be controlled with resources in your \fB.Xdefaults\fR
+file.
+For example: \fBgnuplot*gray: on\fP .
+.PP
+\fIGnuplot\fP provides a command line option (\fB\-pointsize \fIv\fR) and
+a resource (\fBgnuplot*pointsize: \fIv\fR) to control the size of points
+plotted with the "points" plotting style. The value \fIv\fR is a real
+number (greater than 0 and less than or equal to ten) used as a
+scaling factor for point sizes. For example, \fB\-pointsize 2\fR uses
+points twice the default size, and \fB\-pointsize 0.5\fR uses points
+half the normal size.
+.PP
+For monochrome displays, \fIgnuplot\fR does not honor foreground or
+background colors. The default is black-on-white. \fB\-rv\fP or
+\fBgnuplot*reverseVideo: on\fP requests white-on-black.
+.PP
+For color displays \fIgnuplot\fP honors
+the following resources (shown here with default values). The values
+may be color names in the X11 rgb.txt file on your system, hexadecimal
+RGB color specifications (see X11 documentation), or a color name
+followed by a comma and an \fIintensity\fR value from 0 to 1. For example,
+\fBblue,.5\fR means a half intensity blue.
+.sp
+.B "gnuplot*background: white"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*textColor: black"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*borderColor: black"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*axisColor: black"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line1Color: red"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line2Color: green"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line3Color: blue"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line4Color: magenta"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line5Color: cyan"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line6Color: sienna"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line7Color: orange"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line8Color: coral"
+.br
+
+When \fB\-gray\fP is selected, \fIgnuplot\fP honors
+the following resources for grayscale or color displays (shown here with
+default values). Note that the default background is black.
+.sp
+.B "gnuplot*background: black"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*textGray: white"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*borderGray: gray50"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*axisGray: gray50"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line1Gray: gray100"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line2Gray: gray60"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line3Gray: gray80"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line4Gray: gray40"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line5Gray: gray90"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line6Gray: gray50"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line7Gray: gray70"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line8Gray: gray30"
+.br
+
+\fIGnuplot\fP honors the following resources for setting the width in
+pixels of plot lines (shown here with default values.) 0 or 1 means
+a minimal width line of 1 pixel width. A value of 2 or 3 may
+improve the appearance of some plots.
+.sp
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*borderWidth: 2"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*axisWidth: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line1Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line2Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line3Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line4Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line5Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line6Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line7Width: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line8Width: 0"
+.br
+
+\fIGnuplot\fP honors the following resources for setting the dash style
+used for plotting lines. 0 means a solid line. A 2 digit number \fIjk\fR
+(\fIj\fP and \fIk\fP are >= 1 and <= 9) means a dashed line with a
+repeated pattern of \fIj\fR pixels on followed by \fIk\fR pixels off.
+For example, '16' is a "dotted" line with 1 pixel on followed by 6 pixels
+off. More elaborate on/off patterns can be specified with a 4 digit value.
+For example, '4441' is 4 on, 4 off, 4 on, 1 off. The default values shown
+below are for monochrome displays or monochrome rendering on color or
+grayscale displays. For color displays, the defaults for all are 0
+(solid line) except for \fBaxisDashes\fR which defaults to a '16' dotted
+line.
+.sp
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*borderDashes: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*axisDashes: 16"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line1Dashes: 0"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line2Dashes: 42"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line3Dashes: 13"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line4Dashes: 44"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line5Dashes: 15"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line6Dashes: 4441"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line7Dashes: 42"
+.br
+.B "gnuplot*line8Dashes: 13"
+.br
+.PP
+The size or aspect ratio of a plot may be changed by resizing the
+.I gnuplot
+window.
+.SH AUTHORS
+Thomas Williams, Pixar Corporation,
+.br
+(gnuplot-info@lists.sourceforge.net)
+.br
+and Colin Kelley.
+.PP
+Additions for labelling by Russell Lang, Monash University, Australia.
+.br
+(rjl@monu1.cc.monash.edu.au)
+.br
+Further additions by David Kotz, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
+(formerly of Duke University, North Carolina, USA).
+.br
+(David.Kotz@Dartmouth.edu)
+.SH BUGS
+See the
+.I help bugs
+command in gnuplot.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+See the printed manual or the on-line help for details on specific commands.
+.br
+X(1).
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