Applications/Gnuplot

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

[pysdlb@login01 ~]$ interactive

[pysdlb@login01 ~]$ interactive
salloc: Granted job allocation 3619663
Job ID 3619663 connecting to c025, please wait...
c025.vc-main
[pysdlb@c025 ~]$ module load gnuplot/5.0.5
[pysdlb@c025 ~]$ gnuplot

        G N U P L O T
        Version 5.0 patchlevel 5    last modified 2016-10-02

        Copyright (C) 1986-1993, 1998, 2004, 2007-2016
        Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley and many others

        gnuplot home:     http://www.gnuplot.info
        faq, bugs, etc:   type "help FAQ"
        immediate help:   type "help"  (plot window: hit 'h')

Terminal type set to 'qt'
gnuplot> plot 4col.csv

Graphical Output

Batch Script

Does not apply to visual outputs - only suitable for interactive sessions.

Next Steps

• http://www.gnuplot.info/

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