GNUplot configuration files

Run ./install.sh to install in your home.

Here I collected some interesting usage examples

Tics labels from file

stats 'data.dat' u 1 name 'x' nooutput
set xtics x_max/ntics

plot
set xtics add GPVAL_X_MIN,(GPVAL_X_MAX-GPVAL_X_MIN)/10.,(GPVAL_X_MAX-(GPVAL_X_MAX-GPVAL_X_MIN)/10.)
replot

see show variables all Should I filter a round number near this values?

Colors

Gnuplot color definitons can be obtained with show colornames You can add the color by doing:

TERM_header=TC.'\\definecolor{Cgray}{HTML}{BEBEBE}'

Share plots

Use save command:

 save 'share.plt'

Special plots

It is possible to plot increments of a column with:

a=0; plot file u (b=a,a=$3,$3-b)

Multiplots

Inset

set multiplot
plot .... # big plot

set origin 0.1,0.1
set size 0.4,0.4
plot .... # small plot

unset multiplot

Share axis

MP_LEFT = .2
MP_RIGHT = .95
MP_BOTTOM = .1
MP_TOP = .95
MP_xGAP = 0.02
MP_yGAP = 0.0

set multiplot layout 2,1 columnsfirst \
    margins screen MP_LEFT, MP_RIGHT, MP_BOTTOM, MP_TOP \
    spacing screen MP_xGAP, MP_yGAP