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|Name=Plotutils
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|Name=GNU Plotutils
|Short description=Plotting and graphics utilities
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|Short description=Plotting utilities and library
|Full description=The GNU plotutils package contains software for both programmers and technically oriented users. Its centerpiece is the libplot/libplotter, a C/C++ function lib for exporting 2-D vector graphics in many file formats (including WebCGM format, recommended by the graphics Activity of the W3 Consortium). It can also do vector graphics animations, has thread-safe APIs, and supports the use of Posix threads (if available). The program also contains the following command-line programs for plotting scientific data:
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|Full description='''Plotutils''' is a package for plotting and working with 2D graphics. It includes a library, "libplot", for C and C++ for exporting 2D vector graphics in many file formats. It also has support for 2D vector graphics animations.  
* graph- plots 2-D datasets or data streams in real time
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* plot- translates metafile formats to any of the other formats
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The package also contains command-line programs for plotting scientific data.
* tek2plot- translates legacy Tektronix data to any of the above formats
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/
* pic2plot- translates the pic language to any of the other formats
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|User level=advanced
* plotfont- displays character maps of the fonts available in the above formats.
 
* spline- spline interpolation of data
 
* ode- numerically integrates ordinary differential equations
 
|Homepage URL=http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils
 
|User level=none
 
 
|Component programs=libplotter,graph,plot,tek2plot,pic2plot,plotfont,spline,ode
 
|Component programs=libplotter,graph,plot,tek2plot,pic2plot,plotfont,spline,ode
 
|Computer languages=C
 
|Computer languages=C
|Documentation note=User manual included; User manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/manual/plotutils.html
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|Documentation note=To get into the plotutils info manual, and any other info manual, use these commands: <kbd>C-h i</kbd> This will go to the top level of the info system. Then go to node <kbd>Plotutils</kbd>
|Related projects=Biggles,libxmi
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The manual comes in many formats at: https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/manual/
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|Related projects=Biggles,libxmi,plplot
 
|Keywords=2D,plotting,graph,animations,vector graphics,plotutils
 
|Keywords=2D,plotting,graph,animations,vector graphics,plotutils
|Version identifier=2.4.1
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|Version identifier=2.6
|Version date=2000-07-15
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|Version date=2009/09/26
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/plotutils/plotutils-2.4.1.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/plotutils/plotutils-2.6.tar.gz
|Version comment=2.4.1 stable released 2000-07-15
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|Last review by=Genium
|Last review by=Janet Casey
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|Last review date=2017/01/22
|Last review date=2010-06-28
 
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Status=
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|GNU package identifier=plotutils
 
|GNU package identifier=plotutils
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|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Email=rsm@math.arizona.edu
 
|Email=rsm@math.arizona.edu
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|Resource kind=E-mail
 
|Resource URL=mailto:rsm@math.arizona.edu
 
|Resource URL=mailto:rsm@math.arizona.edu
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|Resource audience=[[Guix]]
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|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/p.html
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|Resource audience=Debian
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|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://packages.debian.org/jessie/plotutils
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|Resource audience=Gentoo
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|Resource URL=https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/media-libs/plotutils
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|Resource audience=FreeBSD
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|Resource URL=https://www.freshports.org/graphics/plotutils/
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|Resource URL=http://pkgsrc.se/graphics/plotutils
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|Resource URL=http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/plotutils/
 
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{{Software category
|Interface=command-line
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|Graphics=library
|Mathematics=statistics
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|Interface=command-line, library
|Use=mathematics
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|Mathematics=plotting
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|Programming-language=C
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|Runs-on=BSD, GNU/Linux
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|Science=scientific-visualization
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|Use=science, software-development
 
|Works-with=graphics
 
|Works-with=graphics
 
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Revision as of 06:16, 22 January 2017


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GNU Plotutils

https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/
Plotting utilities and library.

Plotutils is a package for plotting and working with 2D graphics. It includes a library, "libplot", for C and C++ for exporting 2D vector graphics in many file formats. It also has support for 2D vector graphics animations.

The package also contains command-line programs for plotting scientific data.





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Robert Maier Maintainer


Resources and communication

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Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-plotutils/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/plotutils/
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/plotutils
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/


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