Index

Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Symbols

  • ,
    • ,
      • command, ,
  • ? command,
  • % operator, ,
  • =$\sim $ operator,

A

  • above keyword,
  • abs($z$) function,
  • abs(z) function,
  • accented characters,
  • acos($z$) function,
  • acosh($z$) function,
  • acot($z$) function,
  • acoth($z$) function,
  • acsc($z$) function,
  • acsch($z$) function,
  • Adobe Acrobat,
  • airy_­ai_­diff($z$) function,
  • airy_­ai($z$) function,
  • airy_­bi_­diff($z$) function,
  • airy_­bi($z$) function,
  • alignment,
    • text,
  • amsmath package,
  • angles, handling of,
  • arc command, , , ,
  • arg($z$) function,
  • arg(z) function,
  • arrow command, , , , , ,
  • arrows,
  • arrows plot style,
  • arrows_head plot style, , ,
  • arrows_nohead plot style, ,
  • arrows_twohead plot style, ,
  • asec($z$) function,
  • asech($z$) function,
  • asin($z$) function,
  • asinh($z$) function,
  • assert command, , , , ,
  • assertions,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­age($H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­angscale($z$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­DA($z$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­DL($z$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­DM($z$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­t($z$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function,
  • ast_­Lcdm_­z($t$$H_0$$\Omega _\mathrm {M}$$\Omega _\Uplambda $) function, ,
  • ast_­moonphase($JD$) function,
  • ast_­sidereal_­time($JD$) function,
  • atan($z$) function,
  • atan2($x,y$) function,
  • atanh($z$) function,
  • autofreq keyword, ,
  • axes,
    • colour,
    • setting ranges,
  • axis keyword, ,

B

  • backquote character,
  • backslash character,
  • backup files,
  • bar charts,
  • below keyword,
  • besseli($l,x$) function,
  • besselI($l,x$) function,
  • besselj($l,x$) function,
  • besselJ($l,x$) function,
  • besselk($l,x$) function,
  • besselK($l,x$) function,
  • bessely($l,x$) function,
  • besselY($l,x$) function,
  • best fit lines, ,
  • beta($a,b$) function,
  • binomialCDF($k,p,n$) function,
  • binomialPDF($k,p,n$) function,
  • binorigin modifier, ,
  • bins modifier, ,
  • binwidth modifier, ,
  • bitmap output,
    • resolution,
  • bmp output,
  • border keyword, ,
  • both keyword, ,
  • bottom keyword, ,
  • box command, , , , ,
  • boxes plot style, , , , ,
  • break command, , ,
  • Bv($\nu ,T$) function,
  • Bvmax($T$) function,

C

  • call command,
  • cd command, , ,
  • ceil($x$) function,
  • centre keyword, ,
  • CGS units, ,
  • ChangeLog,
  • chisqCDF($x,nu$) function,
  • chisqCDFi($P,nu$) function,
  • chisqPDF($x,nu$) function,
  • circle command, , , , ,
  • clear command, , , ,
  • colour keyword,
  • colour modifier, ,
  • colour output,
  • colourmap plot style, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • colours,
    • axes,
    • charts,
    • CMYK,
    • configuration file,
    • grid,
    • HSB,
    • inverting,
    • RGB,
    • setting for datasets, ,
    • setting the palette,
    • shades of grey,
    • text,
  • columns keyword,
  • command line syntax,
  • command scripts,
    • comment lines,
  • command-line syntax,
  • comment lines,
    • in datafiles, ,
  • complex numbers,
  • conditionalN($a,b,c$) function, ,
  • conditionalS($a,b,c$) function, ,
  • configuration file,
    • colours,
  • configuration files,
  • conjugate($z$) function,
  • conjugate(z) function,
  • constants,
  • continue command, , ,
  • contourmap plot style, , , , , ,
  • coordinate systems,
    • axis<n>,
    • first,
    • graph,
    • page,
    • second,
  • correlation matrix,
  • cos($z$) function,
  • cosh($z$) function,
  • cot($z$) function,
  • coth($z$) function,
  • covariance matrix,
  • csc($z$) function,
  • csch($z$) function,
  • csv files,

D

  • datafile format,
  • datafiles,
    • globbing,
    • horizontal,
  • Debian Linux,
  • degrees($x$) function,
  • delete command, , ,
  • diff_dx() function, ,
  • diff_dx($e,x,step$) function,
  • differentiation,
  • discontinuous modifier,
  • DISPLAY environment variable,
  • do command, , , ,
  • dots plot style,

E

  • ellipse command, , , ,
  • ellipticintE($k$) function,
  • ellipticintK($k$) function,
  • ellipticintP($k,n$) function,
  • else command, ,
  • else if command,
  • Encapsulated PostScript,
  • enlarging output,
  • eps command, , , , ,
  • erf($x$) function,
  • erfc($x$) function,
  • errorbars,
  • errorbars plot style,
  • errorrange plot style,
  • escape characters, ,
  • every modifier, , , , , , , ,
  • exec command, , , ,
  • exit command, , , ,
  • exp($z$) function,
  • expint($n,x$) function,
  • expm1($x$) function,

F

  • fft command, , , ,
  • fftw,
  • fillcolour modifier, , ,
  • finite($x$) function,
  • fit command, , , , , ,
  • FITS format,
  • floor($x$) function,
  • fontsize,
  • for command, , , ,
  • foreach command, , ,
  • foreach datum command, , ,
  • fractal_julia($z$,$z_ c$,$m$) function,
  • fractal_mandelbrot($z$,$m$) function, ,
  • fsteps plot style, ,
  • FTP,
  • function splicing,
  • functions,
    • pre-defined,

G

  • gamma($x$) function,
  • gaussianCDF($x,\sigma $) function,
  • gaussianCDFi($x,\sigma $) function,
  • gaussianPDF($x,\sigma $) function,
  • gcc,
  • General Public License,
  • Gentoo Linux,
  • Ghostscript,
  • Ghostview, ,
  • gif output,
    • transparency,
  • globbing,
  • grid,
    • colour,
  • gsl,
  • GSL,
  • gunzip,
  • gzip,

H

  • head keyword, ,
  • heaviside($x$) function,
  • height keyword,
  • help command, , ,
  • Hessian matrix,
  • histeps plot style, ,
  • histogram command, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • history command, , , ,
  • horizontal datafiles,
  • HTTP,
  • hyperg_0F1($c,x$) function,
  • hyperg_1F1($a,b,x$) function,
  • hyperg_2F0($a,b,x$) function,
  • hyperg_2F1($a,b,x$) function,
  • hyperg_U($a,b,x$) function,
  • hypot($x,y$) function,

I

  • if command, , ,
  • ifft command, , , ,
  • Im($z$) function,
  • Im(z) function,
  • image command, , , , , ,
  • image resolution,
  • ImageMagick, ,
  • imperial units, ,
  • impulses plot style, ,
  • index modifier, , , , ,
  • installation,
    • system-wide,
    • under Debian,
    • under Gentoo,
    • under Ubuntu, ,
    • user-level,
  • int_dx() function, ,
  • int_dx($e,min,max$) function,
  • integration,
  • interpolate command, , , , , , ,
  • inward keyword, , , ,

J

  • jacobi_cn($u,m$) function,
  • jacobi_dn($u,m$) function,
  • jacobi_sn($u,m$) function,
  • jpeg command, ,
  • jpeg images,
  • jpeg output,
  • Julian Day numbers,

K

  • keys,
  • Kuhn, Marcus,

L

  • lambert_W0($x$) function,
  • lambert_W1($x$) function,
  • landscape orientation,
  • latex, , ,
  • ldexp($x,y$) function,
  • left keyword, , ,
  • legendreP($l,x$) function,
  • legendreQ($l,x$) function,
  • legends,
  • let command, , ,
  • libkpathsea,
  • libpng,
  • libxml,
  • license,
  • line command, ,
  • lines plot style, , ,
  • linespoints plot style, ,
  • linetype keyword,
  • linetype modifier, ,
  • linetype plot style,
  • linewidth keyword,
  • linewidth modifier, ,
  • list command, , ,
  • load command, , ,
  • log($z$) function,
  • log10($z$) function,
  • lognormalCDF($x,\zeta ,\sigma $) function,
  • lognormalCDFi($x,\zeta ,\sigma $) function,
  • lognormalPDF($x,\zeta ,\sigma $) function,
  • lower-limit datapoints,
  • lowerlimits plot style,

M

  • MacOS X, ,
  • MacPorts,
  • macros,
  • make,
  • max($x,y$) function,
  • maximise command, , , ,
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft Powerpoint, , ,
  • min($x,y$) function,
  • minimise command, , ,
  • mod($x,y$) function,
  • monochrome output,
  • move command, , ,
  • multiple windows,
  • multiplot,

N

  • NaN,
  • natural units,
  • nohead keyword, , ,
  • not a number,
  • Not So Short Guide to LaTe$2\epsilon $, The,
  • numerical errors,

O

  • OpenOffice, ,
  • operators,
  • ordinal($x$) function,
  • outside keyword,
  • outward keyword, , , ,
  • overwriting files,

P

  • palette,
  • paper sizes,
  • pdf format,
  • pdf output,
  • physical constants,
  • physical units,
  • piechart command, , , ,
  • plot axes command,
  • plot command, , , , , , , , , , ,
  • plot label command,
  • plot styles,
    • arrows,
    • arrows_head, , ,
    • arrows_nohead, ,
    • arrows_twohead, ,
    • boxes, , , , ,
    • colourmap, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • contourmap, , , , , ,
    • dots,
    • errorbars,
    • errorrange,
    • fsteps, ,
    • histeps, ,
    • impulses, ,
    • lines, , ,
    • linespoints, ,
    • linetype,
    • lowerlimits,
    • points, ,
    • pointtype,
    • shadedregion, ,
    • stars,
    • steps, ,
    • surface, ,
    • upperlimits,
    • wboxes, , ,
    • xerrorbars,
    • xerrorrange,
    • xyerrorbars,
    • xyerrorrange,
    • yerrorbars, , ,
    • yerrorrange, , ,
    • yerrorshaded, ,
  • plot title command,
  • plot with command,
  • png output,
    • transparency,
  • point command, , , , ,
  • pointlinewidth modifier, ,
  • points plot style, ,
  • pointsize modifier, ,
  • pointtype modifier, ,
  • pointtype plot style,
  • poissonCDF($x,\mu $) function,
  • poissonPDF($x,\mu $) function,
  • portrait orientation,
  • PostScript,
    • Encapsulated,
  • PostScript output,
  • pow($x,y$) function,
  • presentations, , ,
  • prime($x$) function,
  • print command, , ,
  • pwd command, , ,
  • PyX,
  • pyxplot_watch,

Q

  • Quick Image Viewer, ,
  • quit command, , , ,
  • quote characters,

R

  • radians($x$) function,
  • random_­binomial($p,n$) function, ,
  • random_­chisq($\nu $) function, ,
  • random_­gaussian($\sigma $) function, ,
  • random_­lognormal($\zeta ,\sigma $) function, ,
  • random_­poisson($n$) function, ,
  • random_­tdist($\nu $) function, ,
  • random() function, ,
  • Re($z$) function,
  • Re(z) function,
  • readline,
  • rectangle command, ,
  • refresh command, , , , ,
  • regular expressions,
  • replot command, , , , , , , ,
  • reset command, , ,
  • right keyword, ,
  • root($z,n$) function,
  • rotate keyword, , ,
  • rows keyword,

S

  • save command, , , ,
  • sec($z$) function,
  • sech($z$) function,
  • sed shell command,
  • select modifier, , , , , , ,
  • set arrow command, , , , , ,
  • set autoscale command, , ,
  • set axescolour command, , ,
  • set axis command, , , ,
  • set axisunitstyle command, , ,
  • set backup command, , ,
  • set bar command, ,
  • set binorigin command, , , ,
  • set binwidth command, ,
  • set boxfrom command, , ,
  • set boxwidth command, , ,
  • set c<n>range command,
  • set c1format command,
  • set c1label command,
  • set c1range command,
  • set calendar command, , , , , , ,
  • set clip command, , , ,
  • set colkey command, ,
  • set colourkey command, ,
  • set colourmap command, , , ,
  • set command, , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • set contour command, , , ,
  • set contours command,
  • set crange command, , , , , , ,
  • set data style command, ,
  • set display command, , , ,
  • set filter command, ,
  • set fontsize command, , ,
  • set function style command, ,
  • set grid command, , ,
  • set gridmajcolour command, , ,
  • set gridmincolour command, , ,
  • set key command, , , , , , , ,
  • set keycolumns command, , ,
  • set label command, , , , , ,
  • set linewidth command, , ,
  • set logscale c command,
  • set logscale command, ,
  • set logscale t command,
  • set logscale u command,
  • set logscale v command,
  • set multiplot command, , ,
  • set mxtics command,
  • set mytics command,
  • set mztics command,
  • set noarrow command, ,
  • set noaxis command,
  • set nobackup command,
  • set noclip command,
  • set nocolourkey command,
  • set nodisplay command, ,
  • set nogrid command,
  • set nokey command, ,
  • set nolabel command,
  • set nologscale command, ,
  • set nomultiplot command, , ,
  • set nostyle command,
  • set notitle command,
  • set noxtics command, , ,
  • set noytics command,
  • set noztics command,
  • set numeric complex command,
  • set numeric errors explicit command,
  • set numeric errors quiet command, ,
  • set numeric real command,
  • set numerics command, , , , , ,
  • set numerics complex command,
  • set numerics display command,
  • set numerics sigfig command, , ,
  • set numerics typeable command,
  • set origin command, , , , ,
  • set output command, , , ,
  • set palette command, ,
  • set papersize command, , , , , ,
  • set pointlinewidth command, ,
  • set pointsize command, ,
  • set preamble command, , ,
  • set sample grid command,
  • set samples command, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • set samples grid command,
  • set samples interpolate command,
  • set seed command, , ,
  • set size command, , ,
  • set size command,
    • noratio modifier,
    • ratio modifier,
    • square modifier,
  • set size command,
  • set size ratio command, , ,
  • set size square command,
  • set style command,
  • set style data command, ,
  • set style function command, ,
  • set terminal command, , , ,
  • set terminal command,
    • dpi modifier,
  • set terminal command, , , , ,
  • set terminal command,
    • antialias modifier,
    • gif modifier,
    • color modifier,
    • colour modifier,
    • dpi modifier,
    • enlarge modifier,
    • eps modifier,
    • gif modifier,
    • invert modifier,
    • jpeg modifier,
    • landscape modifier,
    • monochrome modifier,
    • noantialias modifier,
    • noenlarge modifier,
    • noinvert modifier,
    • pdf modifier,
    • png modifier,
    • portrait modifier,
    • postscript modifier,
    • solid modifier,
    • transparent modifier,
    • X11_multiwindow modifier,
    • X11_persist modifier,
    • X11_singlewindow modifier,
  • set terminal command, , , , , , ,
  • set terminal dpi command, ,
  • set textcolour command, , , ,
  • set texthalign command, , , ,
  • set textvalign command, , , ,
  • set title command, , , ,
  • set trange command, , , , ,
  • set unit command, , , , , ,
  • set unit of command, , ,
  • set unit preferred command, , , ,
  • set unit scheme command, ,
  • set urange command, , , ,
  • set view command, , , , ,
  • set viewer command, , , ,
  • set vrange command, , , ,
  • set width command, , ,
  • set x1format command,
  • set xformat command, , , , , , ,
  • set xlabel command,
  • set xrange command, ,
  • set xtics command, , ,
  • set yformat command,
  • set ylabel command,
  • set yrange command,
  • set ytics command,
  • set zformat command,
  • set zlabel command,
  • set zrange command,
  • set ztics command,
  • shadedregion plot style, ,
  • shell commands,
    • executing,
    • substituting,
  • show command, , , , , , , , ,
  • show functions command, ,
  • show palette command,
  • show userfunctions command,
  • show variables command,
  • show xtics command, ,
  • SI prefixes,
  • sin($z$) function,
  • sinc($z$) function,
  • sinh($z$) function,
  • Solaris,
  • solve command, , , , , , ,
  • special characters,
  • splicing functions,
  • spline command, , , ,
  • spreadsheets, importing data from,
  • sqrt($z$) function,
  • stars plot style,
  • steps plot style, ,
  • strcmp($s1,s2$) function, ,
  • string operators,
    • concatenation,
    • search and replace,
    • substitution,
  • strlen($s$) function, ,
  • strlower($s$) function, ,
  • strrange($s,i,j$) function, ,
  • strupper($s$) function, ,
  • subroutine command,
  • surface plot style, ,
  • svg output,
  • swap command, , ,
  • system requirements,

T

  • tabulate command, , , ,
  • tan($z$) function,
  • tanh($z$) function,
  • tdistCDF($x,nu$) function,
  • tdistCDFi($P,nu$) function,
  • tdistPDF($x,nu$) function,
  • temperature conversions,
  • texify(…) function,
  • texify() function,
  • text,
    • alignment,
    • colour,
    • size,
  • text command, , , , , , , , ,
  • tiff output,
  • time_­daymonth(JD) function, ,
  • time_­dayweekname(JD) function, ,
  • time_­dayweeknum(JD) function, ,
  • time_­diff_­string(JD$_1$JD$_2$format) function, ,
  • time_­diff(JD$_1$JD$_2$) function, ,
  • time_­fromunix(u) function,
  • time_­hour(JD) function, ,
  • time_­julianday(yearmonthdayhourminsec) function, ,
  • time_­min(JD) function, ,
  • time_­monthname(JD) function, ,
  • time_­monthnum(JD) function, ,
  • time_­now() function, ,
  • time_­sec(JD) function, ,
  • time_­string(JDformat) function, ,
  • time_­unix(JD) function,
  • time_­year(JD) function, ,
  • title modifier,
  • Tobias Oetiker,
  • top keyword, ,
  • tophat($x,\sigma $) function,
  • transparent terminal,
  • twohead keyword, , ,
  • twoway keyword,

U

  • Ubuntu Linux, ,
  • undelete command, , ,
  • unit(…) function,
  • unit() function,
  • units,
    • angle,
    • CGS, ,
    • dimensional analysis,
    • imperial, ,
    • list,
    • natural,
    • SI prefixes, ,
    • temperature,
    • unit schemes, ,
  • unset axis command,
  • unset command, , , ,
  • upper-limit datapoints,
  • upperlimits plot style,
  • using columns modifier,
  • using modifier, , , , , , , , ,
  • using rows modifier,

V

  • variables,
    • string,
  • via keyword, ,

W

  • watching scripts,
  • wboxes plot style, , ,
  • wget,
  • while command, , , ,
  • width keyword,
  • wildcards, ,
  • window functions,
  • with modifier, , ,

X

  • X11 terminal,
  • xcentre keyword,
  • xerrorbars plot style,
  • xerrorrange plot style,
  • xyerrorbars plot style,
  • xyerrorrange plot style,

Y

  • ycentre keyword,
  • yerrorbars plot style, , ,
  • yerrorrange plot style, , ,
  • yerrorshaded plot style, ,

Z

  • zernike($n,m,r,\phi $) function,
  • zernikeR($n,m,r$) function,
  • zeta($x$) function,
  • zlib,