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## Gnuplot: plot 2D graph with variable points sizes and colors

plot,colors,gnuplot,javaplot
I have been trying to plot scatter data with points where the size and colors depend on the input. I have check some others examples and I get to write this, but then I get that error message plot '-' using 1:2:3:4:5 with labels hypertext point pt 7 ps var...

## Plotting in matlab / octave by grouping numbers into a range

matlab,plot,gnuplot,octave
I'm trying to have the data be the x-axis and the y-axis be the amount of values grouped by 10. See Plot below as example I tried using bar(x) but I'm not sure how you get the numbers in the correct categories for plotting. example: if the data is x=1,5.3,9,10.5,12,13,15.2,25,191,192.4...

## Plotting multiple columns with a for loop in gnuplot, key doesn't work

for-loop,gnuplot
I have file with many columns that I'd like to plot as follows: plot for [i=1:30] 'test' using 1:i w lp This gives the plot I want, but when I do set key, then the key I see has all lines labeled as 1:i: How can I make this output...

## Gnuplot - Graphic appears and disappears when zooming

graphics,gnuplot
I'm trying to plot some graphics in gnuplot, and I find out that canvas doesn't show the whole curve. It shows different graphics for different zooms. What could I do to solve this?...

## histogram in gnuplot vs histogram in unix utilities

csv,gnuplot,histogram

## How to select subplot in gnuplot multiplot mode

gnuplot,subplot
is there any way to select a subplot in gnuplot's multiplot mode as in subplot(n,m,x) in Matlab where x is the one I want to plot at? I am plotting three points using linespoints on a graph in red color at first, then I want to plot a single point...

## Set arbitrary base of logarithm in gnuplot

gnuplot
I would like to ask how can I set arbitrary base of logarithm in gnuplot (I would need f(x)=x^{1+9log2(x)} function to plot).

## Plotting the inverse of the numbers in columns in gnuplot with for loop

for-loop,gnuplot
I want to plot the inverse of the numbers in a number of columns against the first column: plot for [i=1:30] 'file' using 1:(1/i) w lp which results in all the y values to be zero. It works when I remove the for loop and just pick a column to...

## Extend x-axis beyond xrange in gnuplot

gnuplot,axis
I am trying to draw a larger x-axis than my xrange. I.e. my xrange is [0:10] I plot f(x)=sin(x) But I want the x-scale to be from 0 to 15 xtics doesn't solve this problem as it will not extent beyond the set xrange. jlinkels...

## Remove redundant file names in gnuplot figure

gnuplot
I wrote a simple gnuplot shell script #!/usr/bin/gnuplot reset set terminal png set xlabel "Time" set ylabel "Prime and Probe #" plot "file.dat" with points Notice that there is an annoying "file.dat" on the upper right corner. How can I remove that? gnuplot Version 4.6 patchlevel 4 ...

## How to plot columns numbered greater than 1000 in gnuplot

plot,gnuplot
I have a file with 1600 columns. plot "file" using 1:999 title columnhead(999) plots column 999, but plot "file" using 1:1000 title columnhead(1000) produces column 100 instead of 1000, producing the same result as plot "file" using 1:100 title columnhead(100) Apparently large column numbers are wrapped. Is there a work-around...

key,gnuplot,histogram,legend
I have a simple gnuplot script to plot a histogram with differently colored bars, with each color representing a group. How can I show 3 different keys (1 red, 1 green and 1 blue)? This is my script: unset title set key left set yrange [0:10] set ylabel 'Score' set...

## gnuplot: plotting points with color based iris data

gnuplot,classification,svm,libsvm
I have this iris data ... 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.2 Iris-setosa 4.9 3 1.4 0.2 Iris-setosa 7 3.2 4.7 1.4 Iris-versicolor 6.4 3.2 4.5 1.5 Iris-versicolor 7.1 3 5.9 2.1 Iris-virginica 6.3 2.9 5.6 1.8 Iris-virginica . . . and I got graph using gnuplot (plot 'c:\iris.data') but I want...

## Distinct bars of different group in Gnuplot for printing

plot,gnuplot,histogram
The problem for me is how plot (using gnuplot) bars with different styles in a figure so that they can be print. Take data from http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-gnuplot/ for example, the data is: #Disk.txt hdisk2 420 425 410 hdisk3 700 780 760 hdisk4 450 450 452 hdisk5 680 702 690 hdisk6 320...

## gnuplot command line arguments and call arguments

gnuplot,command-line-interface,interactive

gnuplot

## How can I plot several charts from a set of sample data?

gnuplot
I've got a dataset that I'd like to generate a set of plots from, and I'm having trouble getting gnuplot to do it. I've got a dataset with the following columns: time (timestamp in ISO-8601 format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ) client (hostname of the client; two distinct clients in the dataset) server (hostname...

## Passing variable to gnuplot via -e causes not persistent window

bash,shell,gnuplot
I want to run either persistent gnuplot or write output to file. This behavior should be affected by passing variable. Here is my test.plg: #!/usr/bin/gnuplot -p if (exists("file")) set term png; set output "test.png"; if (!exists("name")) exit; set title name plot sin(x) If I run script this way it is...

## gnuplot - splot inline data and point labels

gnuplot,labels
Hi Im using this data to get a 3d/2d like histogram. I want to label each histogram column with a 'dx cx' label preferable on top of the column. With my example the graph is drawing correctly, but there are no labels. if I'm using only the using 1:2:3:4 with...

## How to left align key text in gnuplot?

gnuplot
By default, gnuplot aligns keys on right. Since I'm putting the legend on the top right section, I'd like to align them on left. ...

## gnuplot: strange pattern on color palette

gnuplot
I am using a color palette like this: set palette defined (0 '#0000ff', 1 '#ff0000') I expect the color palette on the plot to be a smooth transition from blue to red but what I get is this: As you can see there are like more transparent steps in between....