Gnuplot in Action, Second Edition

Examples and code for the book Gnuplot in Action (Second Edition) by Philipp K. Janert (Manning, 2016)

Description

This repository contains the command files, data sets, and other files necessary to run the examples in the book.

Organization

The downloads are organized into three directories:

• datasets : data sets
• gnuplot : gnuplot command files
• misc : files in other formats (Perl, Python, Latex, HTML)

Please note: To avoid possible copyright issues, publicly available data sets are not replicated in this repository. Instead, the URL where the data set can be found is given in a file with the extension .readme.

Running the Examples

To run the examples, proceed as follows:

1. change into the datasets directory (not into the gnuplot directory!)

2. start gnuplot

3. issue gnuplot commands from the book, like so:

   plot "marathon" using 1:2 with boxes
   

4. Or you can load a command file using the load command and the relative path, like so:

   load "../gnuplot/orders.gp"
   

Downloading the Examples

To download the examples, you may clone the repository:

git clone git://github.com/janert/gnuplot-in-action-2e

Alternatively, download all the files as zipped archive from:

https://github.com/janert/gnuplot-in-action-2e/archive/master.zip

(or using the green button in the top right corner of this page), then unpack them using:

unzip gnuplot-in-action-2e--master.zip

Resources

• Catalog Page at Manning: https://www.manning.com/books/gnuplot-in-action-second-edition

Author

Philipp K. Janert