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- .TH LASERGNU l
- .SH NAME
- lasergnu \- send gnuplot output to a printer
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- .B lasergnu
- [ flags ] plot-command...
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .I lasergnu
- runs
- .IR gnuplot (1)
- in an environment to produce typeset output on an IMAGEN or
- Postscript printer.
- .PP
- The
- .B gnuplot
- commands
- .B plot-command
- are performed and the output sent to the printer.
- If the
- .B -f
- option specifies a file for input, the plot command is optional.
- The command-line plot commands are executed prior to any in the
- file(s).
- .PP
- For example, to plot the function
- .I sin(x)
- from -1 to +1, and to use printer im1, use the command
- .br
- .nf
- lasergnu -Pim1 'plot [-1:1] sin(x) with lines'
- .fi
- To execute the gnuplot command file
- .I myplot,
- on the postscript printer lw0, use the command
- .br
- .nf
- lasergnu -Plw0 -p -f myplot
- .fi
- The following switches are recognized:
- .TP
- .BI \-p
- Use the postscript language to make the plot, instead of Impress.
- This is for use on Postscript printers only. This uses a double-size
- plot in landscape mode as the default.
- .TP
- .BI \-P\0 printer
- The output of this program is intended for
- .I printer.
- \ If the file is being spooled, this determines the printer it is spooled
- to (default: $LASER).
- Be sure to use the -p flag if the printer is a postscript printer.
- .TP
- .BI \-f\0 file
- Take gnuplot commands from the named file.
- Multiple files may be supplied with separate -f options.
- .TP
- .BI \-t\0 title
- Specify the title of the plot.
- .TP
- .BI \-b
- Do not print a banner page.
- .TP
- .BI \-J
- Do not print a banner page.
- .TP
- .B \-help
- Prints a list of options.
- .SH SEE ALSO
- gnuplot(l), lpr(1)
-