## Demo scripts for gnuplot CVS version

Gnuplot is distributed with a large set of scripts that demonstrate various features. Collected below are the results of running many of these scripts through the CVS version of gnuplot. Interactive demo scripts are not included on this page.

#### Basic 2D plot styles

- simple functions
- filled curves
- fill between curves
- candlesticks
- error bars
- histograms
- step functions
- multiple axis scales
- mixing styles
- variable size points
- parametric functions
- vector fields
- boxplots
- circles
- text

#### Math functions and
curve fitting

- approximation
- B-splines
- Bezier splines
- parameter fitting
- probability
- probability (more)
- random numbers
- recursion, etc...
- data statistics

#### Animation

- animated gif

#### 3D plots and surfaces

- surfaces 1
- surfaces 2
- contours
- singularities
- hidden surfaces
- pm3d coloring
- pm3d hidden surfaces
- 3D mapping

#### Coordinate and
axis transforms

- polar coords
- polar data
- cylindrical/spherical
- time/date coords

#### Binary and Image data

- binary data
- image data
- binary and image tricks
- RGB + alpha channel

#### Colors

- user-defined colors
- RGB coloring
- pm3d colors
- pm3d gamma

#### Sample Applications

- control models
- discrete contours
- financial data
- non-gridded data
- running averages
- cummulative smoothing
- 2D and 3D heat maps

#### Text options

- colored text
- rotated text
- enhanced text
- string data
- string variables

#### Page Layout

- plot key
- multiplot layout
- multiple plots
- aligned plots
- axis location
- axis ticmarks
- rectangles

#### Styles

- line styles
- fill styles
- arrow styles
- transparency
- transparent solids

####

Most of these plots were generated using

    set terminal png transparent font "arial" 8

This page created by Ethan Merritt
April 2011

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