1GRACE(1) General Commands Manual GRACE(1)
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6 grace - command line interface
7 xmgrace - full-featured GUI mode
8 gracebat - batch mode - print and exit
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12 Grace is a WYSIWYG tool to make two-dimensional plots of scientific
13 data.
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17 grace [ option | filename ]...
18 xmgrace [ option | filename ]...
19 gracebat [ option | filename ]...
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23 -autoscale x|y|xy|none
24 Set autoscale type
25 -barebones
27 Turn off all toolbars
28 -batch file
30 Execute batch file on start up (i.e., after all other options
31 have been processed and the UI initialized)
32 -block file
34 Assume the data file is block data
35 -bxy x:y:etc.
37 Form a set from the current block data set using the current set
38 type from columns given in the argument
39 -datehint iso|european|us|days|seconds|nohint
41 Set the hint for dates analysis
42 -dpipe descriptor
44 Read data from descriptor on startup
45 -fixed width height
47 Set canvas size fixed to width*height
48 -free Use free page layout
50 -graph number
52 Set the current graph number
53 -graphtype xy|chart|fixed|polar|pie
55 Set the type of the current graph
56 -hardcopy
58 No interactive session, just print and quit
59 -hdevice device_name
61 Set default hardcopy device. See xmgrace -version for a list of
62 supported devices.
63 -install
65 Install private colormap
66 -legend load
68 Turn the graph legend on
69 -log x|y|xy
71 Set the axis scaling of the current graph to logarithmic
72 -maxpath length
74 Set the maximal drawing path length
75 -mono Run grace in monochrome mode (affects the display only)
77 -netcdf file
79 Assume data file is in netCDF format. This option is present
80 only if the netCDF support was compiled in
81 -netcdfxy X_var Y_var
83 If -netcdf was used previously, read from the netCDF file X_var
84 and Y_var variables and create a set. If X_var is "null" then
85 load the index of Y to X. This option is present only if the
86 netCDF support was compiled in
87 -noask Assume the answer is yes to all requests, if the operation would
89 overwrite a file, grace will do so without prompting
90 -noinstall
92 Don't use private colormap
93 -noprint
95 In batch mode, do not print
96 -nosafe
98 Disable safe mode
99 -nosigcatch
101 Don't catch signals
102 -npipe file
104 Read data from named pipe on startup
105 -nxy file
107 Assume data file is in X Y1 Y2 Y3 ... format
108 -param file
110 Load parameters from file to the current graph
111 -pexec string
113 Interpret string as a parameter setting
114 -pipe Read data from stdin on startup
116 -printfile file
118 Save print output to file
119 -remove
121 Remove data file(s) after read
122 -results file
124 Write results of some data manipulations to file
125 -rvideo
127 Exchange the color indices for black and white
128 -safe Run in the safe mode (default)
130 -saveall file
132 Save all to file
133 -seed value
135 Integer seed for random number generator
136 -settype xy|xydx|...
138 Set the type of the next data file
139 -source disk|pipe
141 Source type of next data file
142 -timer delay
144 Set allowed time slice for real time inputs to delay ms
145 -timestamp
147 Add timestamp to plot
148 -version
150 Show the program version, registered devices and build time con‐
151 figuration information.
152 -viewport xmin ymin xmax ymax
154 Set the viewport for the current graph
155 -wd path
157 Set the working directory
158 -world xmin ymin xmax ymax
160 Set the world coordinates for the current graph
161 -usage|-help
163 This message
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167 When run in the GUI mode, the interface is a subject to X resource set‐
168 tings.
169 Please refer to the User's Guide for a list of important ones.
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173 GRACE_HOME
174 Specifies the directory where the Grace docs and libs are
175 stored. Default is /usr/local/grace
176 GRACE_HELPVIEWER
178 The shell command to run an HTML viewer for on-line browsing of
179 the help documents. Must include at least one instance of "%s"
180 which will be replaced with the actual URL by Grace. Default is
181 mozilla %s
182 GRACE_EDITOR
184 Specifies the editor which is used to edit sets. Default is
185 xterm -e vi
186 GRACE_PRINT_CMD
188 The print command.
189 GRACE_FFTW_RAM_WISDOM
191 and GRACE_FFTW_WISDOM_FILE A flag (0 or 1) and a file name which
192 determine whether a FFT should use `wisdom' when using the FFTW
193 libraries.
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197 In many cases, when Grace needs to access a file given with a relative
198 pathname, it searches for the file along the following path:
199 ./pathname:./.grace/pathname:~/.grace/pathname:$GRACE_HOME/pathname
200 The following files are of a special importance:
202 gracerc - init file loaded upon start up.
204 templates/Default.agr - the default template, loaded whenever a new
206 project is started.
207 fonts/FontDataBase - the file responsible for font configuration.
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212 grconvert(1), X(1) [or Xorg(1)], Grace User's Guide
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216 http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/
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220 The best way to submit a bug report is using the "Help/Comments" menu
221 entry. Alternatively, see the home page.
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225 Grace is derived from ACE/gr (a.k.a Xmgr ) written by Paul J Turner.
226 From version number 4.00, the development was taken over by a team of
227 volunteers under the coordination of Evgeny Stambulchik.
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231 Copyright (c) 1991-1995 Paul J Turner, Portland, OR
232 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Grace Development Team
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236 The program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
237 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
238 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
239 Jan 28, 2007 GRACE(1)