NAME

COMMANDS

HANDLING DATA
eb [x|y|z] [0|1]       Select error-bar modes
eb ?                   Display error-bar status
gd [opts]              Get data points
lc [0|1]               Toggle/Select line-control mode
np [x|y|z]             Reset axes for new points
ra [x|y|z]             Select axis ranges
ro [x|y|z]             Select options for axis ranges
sa                     Print data on screen
sa [-b] file [a|w]     Save data to file

VIDEO PSEUDOGRAPHICS FEATURES
gr [opts]              Select video terminal type
v                      Erase screen and draw plot
va                     Draw PseudoGraphics axes
vp                     Draw PseudoGraphics points
vb [0|1]               Select inclusion of axes
vt [0|1]               Select automatic drawing

HIGH-RESOLUTION PLOTTING
ch [p|z|0]             Change target of drawing commands
p|pz z|zz              Draw complete plot
pa za                  Draw axes and tick numbers
pb zb                  Draw error bars
pd zd                  Draw current date
pk zk [h v]            Draw key (in cm from up-left corner)
pl zl                  Draw labels
pn zn [h v][file]      Draw annotation (text from file)
pp zp                  Draw points
pt zt                  Draw title

HP-GL PLOTTER COMMANDS
in [opts]              Open and initialize pen plotter.
in m [opts]            Open plotter in eavesdropping mode.
pv [#]                 Pen velocity (-1 for plotter default)
p[...]w                Don't move pen off page
px or ps               Return pen to holder (eject page)
p#                     Select pen
rp                     Release exclusive use of pen plotter

FILTER COMMANDS
sc [short long]        Select scaling factors
ze                     Erase plot-clear screen
zE                     Erase current window
zi [filter][opts]      Initialize filter/output to file
zf                     Select next filter
zf1                    Select filter #1
zf2                    Select filter #2
zq[...]                Quiet (no tty echo)
zs                     Close filter, synchronize output
z[...]w                Wait (don't close filter)
zx                     Close filter (after a zw)
z#                     Select line style (only on some filters)

PLOT FORMATTING
2d                     Select 2D mode
3d                     Select 3D mode
bo [x|. y|. z|.]       Set 3D box size
cs [opts]              Set character sizes
ft [#]                 Select font
gk                     Enter symbols and text for plot key
lo [lx ly ux uy]       Set global location and size
re                     Reset (text, data, type, window, symbol)
se [opts]              Set miscellaneous options
st [#]                 Select plot style
sw [angle]             Set swivel angle
sy [char]              Select plotting symbol
tu [0|1]               Turn plot by 90 degrees
tx [opts]              Enter text for plot labels and title
tw                     Interactively tweak plot orientation
ty [x y overall]       Select 2D plot types
ty [x y z overall]     Select 3D plot types
vi [x|. y|. z|.]       Set 3D viewpoint
vi radius              Set 3D viewpoint distance
wi [opts]              Select size and location of plot window
yg [0|#]               Select gap between y-axis and label

PROGRAM OVERHEAD
cd                     Change to home directory
cd direc               Change to directory
er                     Erase video screen
ex or ^D               Exit program
h [cmd]                Get on-line help (about cmd)
u [cmd]                Create UNIX subshell (run cmd)
^C (intr character)    Usually returns to PLOT-> prompt
^D (eof character)     End data-entry or exit program
(quit character)       Immediate termination of C-PLOT

COMMAND FILES
do cmdfile             Take commands from file
em                     End making command file
mk cmdfile             Make command file
sf [file]              Save format in file
w                      Wait for user to hit <return>

USER FUNCTION COMMANDS
fn [opts]              Run user function #1
f1 [opts]              Run user function #1
f2 [opts]              Run user function #2
f3 [opts]              Run user function #3

USER FUNCTIONS
calc.4                 Calculates and manipulates data
chaos.1                Generates chaotic data
curves.2               Generates plane curves
contour.4              Makes a contour plot from the data
fitpar.4               Reads in parameters from fits
hist.4                 Makes a histogram from x data
psych.4                Generates psychedelic data
scans.4                Reads scan-format data files
shell.4                Filters data using any utility
smooth.4               Smooth data using running average
sort.4                 Sorts data
spline.4               Interpolates points to smooth data
fft.4                  Does fast Fourier transform of data