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plot(1B)
graphics filters for various plotters
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
plot, aedplot, bgplot, crtplot, dumbplot, gigiplot, hpplot, implot, t300, t300s, t4013, t450, tek - graphics filters for various plotters
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/plot [ -Tterminal ]
DESCRIPTION
plot reads plotting instructions [see plot(4)] from the standard input and produces plotting instructions suitable for a particular terminal on the standard output. If no terminal is specified, the environment variable TERM is used. The default terminal is tek.
ENVIRONMENT
Except for ver, the following terminal-types can be used with `lpr -g' (see lpr) to produce plotted output:
2648 | 2648a | h8 | hp2648 | hp2648a
Hewlett Packardr 2648 graphics terminal.
300 DASI 300 or GSI terminal (Diablor mechan-
ism).
300s | 300S DASI 300s terminal (Diablo mechanism).
450 DASI Hyterm 450 terminal (Diablo mechan-
ism).
4013 Tektronixr 4013 storage scope.
4014 | tek Tektronix 4014 and 4015 storage scope with
Enhanced Graphics Module. (Use 4013 for
Tektronix 4014 or 4015 without the Enhanced
Graphics Module).
aed AED 512 color graphics terminal.
bgplot | bitgraph
BBN bitgraph graphics terminal.
crt Any crt terminal capable of running vi(1). dumb | un | unknown Dumb terminals without cursor addressing or line printers. gigi | vt125 DECr vt125 terminal. h7 | hp7 | hp7221 Hewlett Packard 7221 graphics terminal.
implot Imagen plotter.
var Benson Varian printer-plotter
ver Versatecr D1200A printer-plotter. The output is scan-converted and suitable input to `lpr -v'.
FILES
lpr(1). vi(1) in the User's Reference Manual. plot(3X), plot(4) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.