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.TH plplot 3plplot  "February, 2014" "" "PLplot API"
.SH NAME
PLplot - Advanced 2D and 3D scientific plotting library
.SH DESCRIPTION
Available API man pages:
.nr PD 0

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\fBpl_setcontlabelformat\fP: Set format of numerical label for contours
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\fBpl_setcontlabelparam\fP: Set parameters of contour labelling other than format of numerical label
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\fBpladv\fP: Advance the (sub-)page
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\fBplarc\fP: Draw a circular or elliptical arc 
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\fBplaxes\fP: Draw a box with axes, etc. with arbitrary origin 
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\fBplbin\fP: Plot a histogram from binned data 
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\fBplbop\fP: Begin a new page
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\fBplbox\fP: Draw a box with axes, etc
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\fBplbox3\fP: Draw a box with axes, etc, in 3-d 
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\fBplbtime\fP: Calculate broken-down time from continuous time for the current stream 
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\fBplcalc_world\fP: Calculate world coordinates and corresponding window index from relative device coordinates 
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\fBplclear\fP: Clear current (sub)page 
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\fBplcol0\fP: Set color, cmap0 
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\fBplcol1\fP: Set color, cmap1 
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\fBplcolorbar\fP: Plot color bar for image, shade or gradient plots 
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\fBplconfigtime\fP: Configure the transformation between continuous and broken-down time for the current stream 
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\fBplcont\fP: Contour plot 
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\fBplcpstrm\fP: Copy state parameters from the reference stream to the current stream 
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\fBplctime\fP: Calculate continuous time from broken-down time for the current stream 
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\fBplend\fP: End plotting session 
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\fBplend1\fP: End plotting session for current stream 
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\fBplenv0\fP: Same as \fBplenv\fP(3plplot) but if in multiplot mode does not advance the subpage, instead clears it 
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\fBplenv\fP: Set up standard window and draw box 
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\fBpleop\fP: Eject current page 
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\fBplerrx\fP: Draw x error bar 
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\fBplerry\fP: Draw y error bar 
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\fBplfamadv\fP: Advance to the next family file on the next new page 
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\fBplfill\fP: Draw filled polygon 
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\fBplfill3\fP: Draw filled polygon in 3D 
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\fBplflush\fP: Flushes the output stream 
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\fBplfont\fP: Set character font 
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\fBplfontld\fP: Load character font 
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\fBplgchr\fP: Get character default height and current (scaled) height 
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\fBplgcmap1_range\fP: Get the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots 
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\fBplgcol0\fP: Returns 8-bit RGB values for given color index from cmap0 
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\fBplgcol0a\fP: Returns 8-bit RGB values and double alpha transparency value for given color index from cmap0 
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\fBplgcolbg\fP:  Returns the background color (cmap0[0]) by 8-bit RGB value 
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\fBplgcolbga\fP:  Returns the background color (cmap0[0])  by 8-bit RGB value and double alpha transparency value 
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\fBplgcompression\fP: Get the current device-compression setting 
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\fBplgdev\fP: Get the current device (keyword) name 
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\fBplgdidev\fP: Get parameters that define current device-space window 
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\fBplgdiori\fP: Get plot orientation 
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\fBplgdiplt\fP: Get parameters that define current plot-space window 
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\fBplgdrawmode\fP: Get drawing mode (depends on
device support!) 
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\fBplgfam\fP: Get family file parameters 
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\fBplgfci\fP: Get FCI (font characterization integer) 
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\fBplgfnam\fP: Get output file name 
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\fBplgfont\fP: Get family, style and weight of the current font 
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\fBplglevel\fP: Get the (current) run level 
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\fBplgpage\fP: Get page parameters 
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\fBplgra\fP: Switch to graphics screen 
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\fBplgradient\fP: Draw linear gradient inside polygon 
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\fBplgriddata\fP: Grid data from irregularly sampled data 
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\fBplgspa\fP: Get current subpage parameters 
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\fBplgstrm\fP: Get current stream number 
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\fBplgver\fP: Get the current library version number 
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\fBplgvpd\fP: Get viewport limits in normalized device coordinates 
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\fBplgvpw\fP: Get viewport limits in world coordinates 
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\fBplgxax\fP: Get x axis parameters 
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\fBplgyax\fP: Get y axis parameters 
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\fBplgzax\fP: Get z axis parameters 
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\fBplhist\fP: Plot a histogram from unbinned data 
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\fBplhlsrgb\fP: Convert HLS color to RGB 
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\fBplimagefr\fP: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 
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\fBplimage\fP: Plot a 2D matrix using cmap1 with automatic colour adjustment 
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\fBplinit\fP: Initialize PLplot 
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\fBpljoin\fP: Draw a line between two points 
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\fBpllab\fP: Simple routine to write labels 
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\fBpllegend\fP: Plot legend using discretely annotated filled boxes, lines, and/or lines of symbols 
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\fBpllightsource\fP: Sets the 3D position of the light source 
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\fBplline\fP: Draw a line 
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\fBplline3\fP: Draw a line in 3 space 
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\fBpllsty\fP: Select line style 
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\fBplmap\fP: Plot continental outline in world coordinates 
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\fBplmeridians\fP: Plot latitude and longitude lines 
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\fBplmesh\fP: Plot surface mesh 
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\fBplmeshc\fP: Magnitude colored plot surface mesh with contour 
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\fBplmkstrm\fP: Creates a new stream and makes it the default 
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\fBplmtex\fP: Write text relative to viewport boundaries 
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\fBplmtex3\fP: Write text relative to viewport boundaries in 3D plots 
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\fBplot3d\fP: Plot 3-d surface plot 
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\fBplot3dc\fP: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour 
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\fBplot3dcl\fP: Magnitude colored plot surface with contour for z[x][y] with y index limits 
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\fBplparseopts\fP: Parse command-line arguments 
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\fBplpat\fP: Set area fill pattern 
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\fBplpath\fP: Draw a line between two points, accounting for coordinate transforms 
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\fBplpoin\fP: Plot a glyph at the specified points 
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\fBplpoin3\fP: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points 
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\fBplpoly3\fP: Draw a polygon in 3 space 
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\fBplprec\fP: Set precision in numeric labels 
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\fBplpsty\fP: Select area fill pattern 
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\fBplptex\fP: Write text inside the viewport 
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\fBplptex3\fP: Write text inside the viewport of a 3D plot 
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\fBplrandd\fP: Random number generator  returning a real random number in the range [0,1] 
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\fBplreplot\fP: Replays contents of plot buffer to current device/file 
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\fBplrgbhls\fP: Convert RGB color to HLS 
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\fBplschr\fP: Set character size 
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\fBplscmap0\fP: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values 
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\fBplscmap0a\fP: Set cmap0 colors by 8-bit RGB values and  double alpha transparency value 
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\fBplscmap0n\fP: Set number of colors in cmap0 
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\fBplscmap1_range\fP: Set the cmap1 argument range for continuous color plots 
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\fBplscmap1\fP: Set cmap1 colors using 8-bit RGB values 
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\fBplscmap1a\fP: Set cmap1 colors using 8-bit RGB values and double alpha transparency values 
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\fBplscmap1l\fP: Set cmap1 colors using a piece-wise linear relationship 
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\fBplscmap1la\fP: Set cmap1 colors and alpha transparency using a piece-wise linear relationship 
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\fBplscmap1n\fP: Set number of colors in cmap1 
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\fBplscol0\fP:  Set 8-bit RGB values for given cmap0 color index 
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\fBplscol0a\fP:  Set 8-bit  RGB values and double alpha transparency value for given cmap0 color index 
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\fBplscolbg\fP: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value 
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\fBplscolbga\fP: Set the background color by 8-bit RGB value and double alpha transparency value. 
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\fBplscolor\fP: Used to globally turn color output on/off 
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\fBplscompression\fP: Set device-compression level 
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\fBplsdev\fP: Set the device (keyword) name 
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\fBplsdidev\fP: Set parameters that define current device-space window 
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\fBplsdimap\fP: Set up transformation from metafile coordinates 
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\fBplsdiori\fP: Set plot orientation 
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\fBplsdiplt\fP: Set parameters that define current plot-space window 
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\fBplsdiplz\fP: Set parameters incrementally (zoom mode) that define current plot-space window 
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\fBplsdrawmode\fP: Set drawing mode (depends on
device support!) 
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\fBplseed\fP: Set seed for internal random  number generator. 
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\fBplsesc\fP: Set the escape character for text strings 
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\fBplsetopt\fP: Set any command-line option 
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\fBplsfam\fP: Set family file parameters 
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\fBplsfci\fP: Set FCI (font characterization integer) 
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\fBplsfnam\fP: Set output file name 
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\fBplsfont\fP: Set family, style and weight of the current font 
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\fBplshades\fP: Shade regions on the basis of value 
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\fBplshade\fP:  Shade individual region on the basis of value 
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\fBplshade1\fP: Shade individual region on the basis of value 
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\fBplslabelfunc\fP: Assign a function to use for generating custom axis labels 
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\fBplsmaj\fP: Set length of major ticks 
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\fBplsmem\fP: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGB) 
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\fBplsmema\fP: Set the memory area to be plotted (RGBA) 
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\fBplsmin\fP: Set length of minor ticks 
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\fBplsori\fP: Set orientation 
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\fBplspage\fP: Set page parameters 
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\fBplspal0\fP: Set the colors for color table 0 from a cmap0 file 
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\fBplspal1\fP: Set the palette for cmap1 using the specified cmap1*.pal format file 
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\fBplspause\fP: Set the pause (on end-of-page) status 
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\fBplsstrm\fP: Set current output stream 
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\fBplssub\fP: Set the number of subpages in x and y 
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\fBplssym\fP: Set symbol size 
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\fBplstar\fP: Initialization 
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\fBplstart\fP: Initialization 
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\fBplstransform\fP: Set a global coordinate transform function 
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\fBplstring\fP: Plot a glyph at the specified points 
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\fBplstring3\fP: Plot a glyph at the specified 3D points 
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\fBplstripa\fP: Add a point to a strip chart 
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\fBplstripc\fP: Create a 4-pen strip chart 
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\fBplstripd\fP: Deletes and releases memory used by a strip chart 
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\fBplstyl\fP: Set line style 
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\fBplsurf3d\fP: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot 
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\fBplsurf3dl\fP: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot for z[x][y] with y index limits 
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\fBplfsurf3d\fP: Plot shaded 3-d surface plot 
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\fBplsvect\fP: Set arrow style for vector plots 
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\fBplsvpa\fP: Specify viewport in absolute coordinates 
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\fBplsxax\fP: Set x axis parameters 
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\fBplsyax\fP: Set y axis parameters 
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\fBplsym\fP: Plot a glyph at the specified points 
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\fBplszax\fP: Set z axis parameters 
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\fBpltext\fP: Switch to text screen 
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\fBpltimefmt\fP: Set format for date / time labels 
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\fBplvasp\fP: Specify viewport using aspect ratio only 
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\fBplvect\fP: Vector plot 
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\fBplvpas\fP: Specify viewport using coordinates and aspect ratio 
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\fBplvpor\fP: Specify viewport using coordinates 
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\fBplvsta\fP: Select standard viewport 
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\fBplw3d\fP: Set up window for 3-d plotting 
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\fBplwidth\fP: Set pen width 
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\fBplwind\fP: Specify world coordinates of viewport boundaries 
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\fBplxormod\fP: Enter or leave xor mode 
.nr PD 10

.SH AUTHORS
Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.sourceforge.net/credits.php)
have contributed to PLplot over its long history.
.SH SEE ALSO
PLplot documentation at http://plplot.sourceforge.net/documentation.php.

