PYXPLOT(1)						      General Commands Manual							PYXPLOT(1)

NAME

       pyxplot - a commandline data processing, graph plotting, and vector graphics suite.

SYNOPSIS

       pyxplot [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       PyXPlot	is  a multi-purpose command-line tool for performing simple data processing and for producing graphs and vector graphics. The cen-
       tral philosophy of PyXPlot's interface is that common tasks -- for example, plotting labelled graphs of data -- should  be  accessible  via
       short,  simple  and  intuitive commands which require minimal typing to produce a first draft result. At the same time, these commands also
       take a sufficient range of optional arguments and settings to allow these figures to be subsequently fine-tuned into a wide range  of  dif-
       ferent styles, appropriate for inclusion in reports, talks or academic journals.

       As  well as being a graph-plotting package, PyXPlot also has facilities for fitting mathematical functions to data, for numerically solving
       simple systems of equations, and for converting datafiles between different formats. Its mathematical environment can interpolate datasets,
       integrate  and  differentiate  them,  and  take Fourier transforms. PyXPlot's ability to keep track of the physical units in which data are
       expressed, and to convert data between different units of measurement, mean that it can be used as a powerful desktop calculator.

       PyXPlot's interface bears some striking similarities to that of Gnuplot.  Specifically, the commands used for plotting simple graphs in the
       two  programs  are virtually identical, though the syntax used for more advanced plotting often differs and PyXPlot's mathematical environ-
       ment is hugely extended over that of Gnuplot. This means that Gnuplot users will have a head start with	PyXPlot:  simple  Gnuplot  scripts
       will often run in PyXPlot with minimal modification.

       A number of examples of the graphical output which PyXPlot can produce may be found on the PyXPlot website: <http://www.pyxplot.org.uk/>.

       Full documentation can be found in: /usr/share/doc/pyxplot/pyxplot.pdf

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

	 -h, --help:	   Display this help.
	 -v, --version:    Display version number.
	 -q, --quiet:	   Turn off initial welcome message.
	 -V, --verbose:    Turn on initial welcome message.
	 -c, --colour:	   Use coloured highlighting of output.
	 -m, --monochrome: Turn off coloured highlighting.

AUTHORS

       Dominic Ford, Ross Church and Zoltan Voros <coders@pyxplot.org.uk>

CREDITS

       Thanks to Dave Ansell, Rachel Holdforth, Stuart Prescott, Michael Rutter and Matthew Smith, all of whom have made substantial contributions
       to the development of PyXPlot.

SEE ALSO

       pyxplot_watch(1),gnuplot(1)

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