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GRACE(1)						      General Commands Manual							  GRACE(1)

NAME
       grace - command line interface
       xmgrace - full-featured GUI mode
       gracebat - batch mode - print and exit

DESCRIPTION
       Grace is a WYSIWYG tool to make two-dimensional plots of scientific data.

SYNOPSIS
       grace [ option | filename ]...
       xmgrace [ option | filename ]...
       gracebat [ option | filename ]...

OPTIONS
       -autoscale x|y|xy|none
	      Set autoscale type

       -barebones
	      Turn off all toolbars

       -batch file
	      Execute batch file on start up (i.e., after all other options have been processed and the UI initialized)

       -block file
	      Assume the data file is block data

       -bxy x:y:etc.
	      Form a set from the current block data set using the current set type from columns given in the argument

       -datehint iso|european|us|days|seconds|nohint
	      Set the hint for dates analysis

       -dpipe descriptor
	      Read data from descriptor on startup

       -fixed width height
	      Set canvas size fixed to width*height

       -free  Use free page layout

       -graph number
	      Set the current graph number

       -graphtype type
	      Set the type of the current graph

       -hardcopy
	      No interactive session, just print and quit

       -hdevice device_name
	      Set default hardcopy device. See xmgrace -version for a list of supported devices.

       -install
	      Install private colormap

       -legend load
	      Turn the graph legend on

       -log x|y|xy
	      Set the axis scaling of the current graph to logarithmic

       -maxpath length
	      Set the maximal drawing path length

       -mono  Run grace in monochrome mode (affects the display only)

       -netcdf file
	      Assume data file is in netCDF format. This option is present only if the netCDF support was compiled in

       -netcdfxy X_var Y_var
	      If  -netcdf was used previously, read from the netCDF file X_var and Y_var variables and create a set.  If X_var is "null" then load
	      the index of Y to X.  This option is present only if the netCDF support was compiled in

       -noask Assume the answer is yes to all requests, if the operation would overwrite a file, grace will do so without prompting

       -noinstall
	      Don't use private colormap

       -noprint
	      In batch mode, do not print

       -nosafe
	      Disable safe mode

       -nosigcatch
	      Don't catch signals

       -npipe file
	      Read data from named pipe on startup

       -nxy file
	      Assume data file is in X Y1 Y2 Y3 ...  format

       -param file
	      Load parameters from file to the current graph

       -pexec string
	      Interpret string as a parameter setting

       -pipe  Read data from stdin on startup

       -printfile file
	      Save print output to file

       -remove
	      Remove data file(s) after read

       -results file
	      Write results of some data manipulations to file

       -rvideo
	      Exchange the color indices for black and white

       -safe  Run in the safe mode (default)

       -saveall file
	      Save all to file

       -seed value
	      Integer seed for random number generator

       -settype xy|xydx|...
	      Set the type of the next data file

       -source disk|pipe
	      Source type of next data file

       -timer delay
	      Set allowed time slice for real time inputs to delay ms

       -timestamp
	      Add timestamp to plot

       -version
	      Show the program version, registered devices and build time configuration information.

	      [DEBIAN] Direct PDF output has been disabled since the PDF library is not free software. There is an easy workaround - just use  the
	      epstopdf script from the tetex-bin package.

       -viewport xmin ymin xmax ymax
	      Set the viewport for the current graph

       -wd path
	      Set the working directory

       -world xmin ymin xmax ymax
	      Set the world coordinates for the current graph

       -usage|-help
	      This message

RESOURCES
       When run in the GUI mode, the interface is a subject to X resource settings.
	      Please refer to the User's Guide for a list of important ones.

ENVIRONMENT
       GRACE_HOME
	      Specifies the directory where the Grace docs and libs are stored. Default is /usr/local/grace

       GRACE_HELPVIEWER
	      The shell command to run an HTML viewer for on-line browsing of the help documents. Must include at least one instance of "%s" which
	      will be replaced with the actual URL by Grace. Default is mozilla %s

       GRACE_EDITOR
	      Specifies the editor which is used to edit sets. Default is xterm -e vi

       GRACE_PRINT_CMD
	      The print command.

       GRACE_FFTW_RAM_WISDOM
	      and GRACE_FFTW_WISDOM_FILE A flag (0 or 1) and a file name which determine whether a FFT should use `wisdom'  when  using  the  FFTW
	      libraries.

FILES
       In many cases, when Grace needs to access a file given with a relative pathname, it searches for the file along the following path:
	./pathname:./.grace/pathname:~/.grace/pathname:$GRACE_HOME/pathname

       The following files are of a special importance:

       gracerc - init file loaded upon start up.

       templates/Default.agr - the default template, loaded whenever a new project is started.

       fonts/FontDataBase - the file responsible for font configuration.

SEE ALSO
       grconvert(1), X(1) [or Xorg(1)], Grace User's Guide

HOME PAGE
       http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/

BUGS
       The best way to submit a bug report is using the "Help/Comments" menu entry.  Alternatively, see the home page.

AUTHORS
       Grace  is derived from ACE/gr (a.k.a Xmgr ) written by Paul J Turner. From version number 4.00, the development was taken over by a team of
       volunteers under the coordination of Evgeny Stambulchik.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 1991-1995 Paul J Turner, Portland, OR
       Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Grace Development Team

LICENSE
       The program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
       of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

								   Jan 28, 2007 							  GRACE(1)