diff --git a/man/gnuplot.1 b/man/gnuplot.1 index 93e605b..b6c3d8c 100644 --- a/man/gnuplot.1 +++ b/man/gnuplot.1 @@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ Support for a huge variety of output devices and file formats. .PP \fB\-c scriptname ARG1 ARG2 ..., load script using gnuplot's "call" mechanism and pass it the remainder of the command line as arguments .PP -\fB\-d, \-\-default\fP settings. Do not read from gnuplotrc or ~/.gnuplot on entry. +\fB\-d, \-\-default\-settings\fP settings. Do not read from gnuplotrc or ~/.gnuplot on entry. .PP \fB\-e "command list"\fP executes the requested commands before loading the next input file. .PP \fB\-h, \-\-help\fP print summary of usage .PP -\fB\-V\fP show current version +\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP show current version .SH X11 OPTIONS For terminal type x11, \fIgnuplot\fP accepts the standard X Toolkit options and resources such as geometry, font, diff --git a/man/gnuplot.1.cmd-opts b/man/gnuplot.1.cmd-opts new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93e605b --- /dev/null +++ b/man/gnuplot.1.cmd-opts @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +.\" dummy line +.TH GNUPLOT 1 " 11 June 2014" +.UC 4 +.SH NAME +gnuplot \- an interactive plotting program +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B gnuplot +[X11 options] [options] [file ...] +.br +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B Gnuplot +is a command-driven interactive plotting program. +.PP +If file names are given on the command line, +gnuplot loads and executes each file in the order specified, +and exits after the last file is processed. +If no files are given, \fBgnuplot\fP prompts for interactive commands. +.PP +Here are some of its features: +.PP +Plots any number of functions, built up of C operators, C math library +functions, and some things C doesn't have like **, sgn(), etc. +.PP +User-defined constants and functions. +.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. +.PP +Many presentation styles for plotting user data from files, including +surface-fitting, error bars, boxplots, histograms, heat maps, and simple +manipulation of image data. There is an on-line demo collection at +.br +.I http://gnuplot.info/demo +.PP +Nonlinear least-squares fitting. +.PP +2D and 3D plots with mouse-controlled zooming, rotation, and hypertext. +.PP +Shell escapes and command line substitution. +.PP +Load and save capability. +.PP +Support for a huge variety of output devices and file formats. +.SH OPTIONS +.PP +\fB\-p, \-\-persist\fP lets plot windows survive after main gnuplot program exits. +.PP +\fB\-c scriptname ARG1 ARG2 ..., load script using gnuplot's "call" mechanism and pass it the remainder of the command line as arguments +.PP +\fB\-d, \-\-default\fP settings. Do not read from gnuplotrc or ~/.gnuplot on entry. +.PP +\fB\-e "command list"\fP executes the requested commands before loading the next input file. +.PP +\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP print summary of usage +.PP +\fB\-V\fP show current version +.SH X11 OPTIONS +For terminal type x11, \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 common options. +For additional X options specific to gnuplot, type \fIhelp x11\fP on the +gnuplot command line. These options have no effect on other terminal types. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +A number of shell environment variables are understood by +gnuplot. None of these are required. +.TP +.B GNUTERM +The name of the terminal type to be used by default. This can be +overridden by the gnuplotrc or .gnuplot start-up files and, +of course, by later explicit "set terminal" commands. +.TP +.B GNUHELP +The pathname of the HELP file (gnuplot.gih). +.TP +.B HOME +The name of a directory to search for a .gnuplot file. +.TP +.B PAGER +An output filter for help messages. +.TP +.B SHELL +The program used for the "shell" command. +.TP +.B FIT_SCRIPT +Specifies a gnuplot command to be executed when a +fit is interrupted---see "help fit". +.TP +.B FIT_LOG +The name of the logfile maintained by fit. +.TP +.B GNUPLOT_LIB +Additional search directories for data and command files. The variable +may contain a single directory name, or a list of directories +separated by ':'. The contents of GNUPLOT_LIB are appended to the +"loadpath" variable, but not saved with the "save" and "save set" +commands. +.TP +.B GDFONTPATH +Several gnuplot terminal drivers access TrueType fonts via the gd library. +This variable gives the font search path for these drivers. +.TP +.B GNUPLOT_DEFAULT_GDFONT +The default font for the terminal drivers that access TrueType fonts +via the gd library. +.TP +.B GNUPLOT_FONTPATH +The font search path used by the postscript terminal. The format is +the same as for GNUPLOT_LIB. The contents of GNUPLOT_FONTPATH are +appended to the "fontpath" variable, but not saved with the "save" and +"save set" commands. +.TP +.B GNUPLOT_PS_DIR +Used by the postscript driver to locate external prologue +files. Depending on the build process, gnuplot contains either a +builtin copy of those files or simply a default hardcoded path. Use +this variable to test the postscript terminal with custom prologue +files. See "help postscript prologue". +.SH FILES +.TP +.I gnuplotrc +When gnuplot is run, it first looks for a system-wide initialization +file named gnuplotrc. The standard location of this file expected by +the program is reported by the "show loadpath" command. +.TP +.I .gnuplot +After loading the system-wide initialization file, if any, +Gnuplot looks for a private initialization file in the HOME directory. +It may contain any legal gnuplot commands, but typically they are +limited to setting the preferred terminal and line types +and defining frequently-used functions or variables. +.TP +.I fit.log +The default name of the logfile output by the "fit" command. +.SH AUTHORS +Original authors: Thomas Williams and Colin Kelley. +Starting with gnuplot version 3.8, the project source is cooperatively +maintained on SourceForge by a large number of contributors. +.SH BUGS +Please report bugs using the project bug tracker on SourceForge. +.SH SEE ALSO +See the printed manual or the on-line help for details on specific commands. +Project web site at http://gnuplot.info