Applications/Gnuplot
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Application Details
- Description : Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven graphing utility for Viper (Linux), and is available on other platforms.
- Versions : 5.0.3, 5.0.5
- Module names : gnuplot/5.0.3, gnuplot/5.0.5
- License: Free/Open Source under the GNU license
Modules Available
- gnuplot/5.0.3
- gnuplot/5.0.5
| Terminal | Description | gnuplot 5.0.3 | gnuplot 5.0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| canvas | HTML Canvas object | x | x |
| cairolatex | LaTeX picture environment using graphicx package and Cairo backend | x | |
| cgm | Computer Graphics Metafile | x | x |
| context | ConTeXt with MetaFun (for PDF documents) | x | x |
| corel | EPS format for CorelDRAW | x | x |
| dumb | ascii art for anything that prints text | x | x |
| dxf | dxf-file for AutoCad (default size 120x80) | x | x |
| eepic | EEPIC -- extended LaTeX picture environment | x | x |
| emf | Enhanced Metafile format | x | x |
| emtex | LaTeX picture environment with emTeX specials | x | x |
| epscairo | eps terminal based on cairo | x | |
| epslatex | LaTeX picture environment using graphicx package | x | x |
| fig | FIG graphics language for XFIG graphics editor | x | x |
| gif | GIF images using libgd and TrueType fonts | x | |
| jpeg | JPEG images using libgd and TrueType fonts | x | |
| hpgl | HP7475 and relatives [number of pens] [eject] | x | x |
| latex | LaTeX picture environment | x | x |
| mf | Metafont plotting standard | x | x |
| mp | MetaPost plotting standard | x | x |
| pcl5 | HP Designjet 750C, HP Laserjet III/IV, etc. (many options) | x | x |
| pdfcairo | pdf terminal based on cairo | x | |
| png | PNG images using libgd and TrueType fonts | x | |
| pngcairo | png terminal based on cairo | x | |
| postscript | PostScript graphics, including EPSF embedded files (*.eps) | x | x |
| pslatex | LaTeX picture environment with PostScript \specials | x | x |
| pstex | plain TeX with PostScript \specials | x | x |
| pstricks | LaTeX picture environment with PSTricks macros | x | x |
| qms | QMS/QUIC Laser printer (also Talaris 1200 and others) | x | x |
| qt | Qt terminal | x | x |
| svg | W3C Scalable Vector Graphics | x | x |
| tek40xx | Tektronix 4010 and others; most TEK emulators | x | x |
| tek410x | Tektronix 4106, 4107, 4109 and 420X terminals | x | x |
| texdraw | LaTeX texdraw environment | x | x |
| tgif | TGIF X11 [mode] [x,y] [dashed] ["font" [fontsize]] | x | x |
| tkcanvas | Tk canvas widget | x | x |
| tpic | TPIC -- LaTeX picture environment with tpic \specials | x | x |
| unknown | Unknown terminal type - not a plotting device | x | x |
| vttek | VT-like tek40xx terminal emulator | x | x |
| xterm | Xterm Tektronix 4014 Mode | x | x |
Usage Examples
Interactive usage
set terminal pngcairo transparent enhanced font "arial,10" fontscale 1.0 size 600, 400 # set output 'simple.2.png' set bar 1.000000 front set style circle radius graph 0.02, first 0.00000, 0.00000 set style ellipse size graph 0.05, 0.03, first 0.00000 angle 0 units xy set style textbox transparent margins 1.0, 1.0 border unset logscale unset paxis 1 tics unset paxis 2 tics unset paxis 3 tics unset paxis 4 tics unset paxis 5 tics unset paxis 6 tics unset paxis 7 tics set title "Simple Plots" set title font ",20" norotate set paxis 1 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 2 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 3 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 4 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 5 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 6 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set paxis 7 range [ * : * ] noreverse nowriteback set colorbox vertical origin screen 0.9, 0.2, 0 size screen 0.05, 0.6, 0 front noinvert bdefault plot [-pi/2:pi] cos(x),-(sin(x) > sin(x+1) ? sin(x) : sin(x+1))
Graphical Output
Further Information