Gnuplot

Gnuplot is a command-driven plotting program. It can be used interactively to plot functions and data points in both two- and three-dimensional plots in many different styles.

Supported Image Formats

  • GIF

  • PNG (default)

  • SVG

  • TXT

Attributes

Name Default value Description

gnuplot

gnuplot

The path to the gnuplot binary

background

unspecified

Background color, e.g. red, #FF0000. Does not work with txt.

height

unspecified

The height of the plot. Must be specified together with width.

width

unspecified

The width of the plot. Must be specified together with height.

crop

unspecified

Trims blank space from the edges of the completed plot (true/false). Does not work with svg, pdf.

transparent

unspecified

Generate transparent background (true/false). Does not work with svg, pdf, txt.

font

unspecified

The font face with optional font size to use for the text, e.g. font="Arial", font="Arial,11". Does not work with txt.

fontscale

unspecified

Scales all label for given factor. Does not work with txt.