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 central
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 different
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
environment 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 <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)