bsd man page for plot

PLOT(5) 							File Formats Manual							   PLOT(5)

NAME
       plot - graphics interface

DESCRIPTION
       Files  of  this	format	are  produced  by routines described in plot(3X) and plot(3F), and are interpreted for various devices by commands
       described in plot(1G).  A graphics file is a stream of plotting instructions.  Each instruction consists of an ASCII  letter  usually  fol-
       lowed  by bytes of binary information.  The instructions are executed in order.	A point is designated by four bytes representing the x and
       y values; each value is a signed integer.  The last designated point in an l, m, n, a, or p instruction becomes the `current point' for the
       next instruction.  The a and c instructions change the current point in a manner dependent upon the specific device.

       Each of the following descriptions begins with the name of the corresponding routine in plot(3X).

       m  move: The next four bytes give a new current point.

       n  cont: Draw a line from the current point to the point given by the next four bytes.

       p  point: Plot the point given by the next four bytes.

       l  line: Draw a line from the point given by the next four bytes to the point given by the following four bytes.

       t  label: Place the following ASCII string so that its first character falls on the current point.  The string is terminated by a newline.

       a  arc:	The  first  four  bytes give the center, the next four give the starting point, and the last four give the end point of a circular
	  arc.	The least significant coordinate of the end point is used only to determine the quadrant.  The arc is drawn counter-clockwise.

       c  circle: The first four bytes give the center of the circle, the next two the radius.

       e  erase: Start another frame of output.

       f  linemod: Take the following string, up to a newline, as the style for drawing further lines.	The styles are `dotted,'  `solid,'  `long-
	  dashed,' `shortdashed,' and `dotdashed.'  Effective only in plot 4014 and plot ver.

       s  space:  The  next  four bytes give the lower left corner of the plotting area; the following four give the upper right corner.  The plot
	  will be magnified or reduced to fit the device as closely as possible.

	  Space settings that exactly fill the plotting area with unity scaling appear below for devices supported by  the  filters  of  plot(1G).
	  The  upper  limit  is just outside the plotting area.  In every case the plotting area is taken to be square; points outside may be dis-
	  playable on devices whose face isn't square.

	  4013	    space(0, 0, 780, 780);
	  4014	    space(0, 0, 3120, 3120);
	  ver	    space(0, 0, 2048, 2048);
	  300, 300s space(0, 0, 4096, 4096);
	  450	    space(0, 0, 4096, 4096);

SEE ALSO
       plot(1G), plot(3X), plot(3F), graph(1G)

7th Edition							   May 15, 1985 							   PLOT(5)