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PGRAPH(1)		      Docomentation tools		     PGRAPH(1)

NAME
       pgraph -	compile	graphs into pic	input

SYNOPSIS
       pgraph [	options	] [ filename ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
       pgraph  is  a  perl script which	takes sets of X	Y data and generates a
       (human readable)	pic program that will produce the graphed  data.   The
       output  is designed such	that you can save it in	a file and tweak it to
       make it fit your	document.  Try one and look at the output.  The	output
       is actually commented.

       The graph is autosized and auto ticked.

       The input data format is	 similar  that	of  xgraph(1),	i.e.,  "sloped
       across 1	1 2 2 3	3

       "straight across	1 4 2 4	3 4

CONTROL	OPTIONS
       You may set the graph title, the	X title, and the Y title with the fol-
       lowing control sequences	in the data stream: %T Graph title in +4 point
       font  %X	 X  axis  title	 and/or	units in +2 point font %Y Y axis title
       and/or units in +2 point	font %fakemax-X	<value>	    force graph	to  be
       that  big  %fakemax-Y <value>	 force graph to	be that	big %fakemin-X
       <value>	   force graph to be that small	%fakemin-Y  <value>	 force
       graph to	be that	small

OPTIONS
       -rev	   reverse X/Y data sense (and titles).	 Note this is done af-
		   ter processing any fudging of the input data	stream(s) (see
		   -xk,	-yk, -logx, etc	below).

       -below	   put	data  set  titles  below  the graph rather than	to the
		   right.

       -close	   no extra space around the data's endpoints.

       -qline	   connect the quartile	center points.

       -grid	   dotted line grid marks.

       -nobox	   no box around whole graph.

       -big	   make	the graph take the whole page, and be about  8	inches
		   tall	by 7 inches wide and the title is +8 points.

       -slide	   make	the graph be 4.25 inches square	to fit in slides, in a
		   helvetica bold 10 point font.

       -small	   make	 the  graph be small, 1.75 inches square, and use an 8
		   point bold font.

       -grapheach  draw	each data set in its own graph.

       -nolabels   no X/Y/Title	labels.

       -notitle	   no Title label.

       -nodatal	   no data set labels.

       -nomarks	   do not mark each data point	with  distinct	markers	 (end-
		   points are still marked).

       -k	   print values	larger than 1000 as value/1000.

       -xk	   multiply X input by 1024 (blech).

       -yk	   multiply Y input by 1024 (blech).

       -xm	   multiply X input by 1024*1024 (blech).

       -ym	   multiply Y input by 1024*1024 (blech).

       -logx	   convert X input into	log base 2 of X	input.

       -logy	   convert Y input into	log base 2 of Y	input.

EXAMPLE
       Workstation  price  performance	from a Digital ad.  Process with graph
       -rev workstations | groff -TX75

       %T Workstation Price / Performance, 6/93	%X SPECINT 92  Performance  %Y
       Price in	$1000's	"Dec AXP line 35 5 65 10 78 15 110 70

       "Sun SPARC line 25 4 25 8 38 16 48 21 52	23 64 27

QUARTILE FORMAT
       Data  points are	x y1 y2	y3 y4 y5.   You	get a two lines	from the first
       two y values, a mark at the third, and another line from	the last two.

SEE ALSO
       gtroff(1), gpic(1), perl(1).

BUGS
       -grapheach assumes the set of N graphs will fit on one page.

       Since it	is just	a simple perl script, I	tend to	be  constantly	adding
       one  more feature on the	fly.  Consult the script for the latest	set of
       options.	 Development is	typically done by using	the closest set	of op-
       tions to	generate the graph, massage the	graph to  do  what  you	 want,
       then add	that set of changes as a new option.

       This  isn't done	as much	as I would like.  It isn't integrated with the
       groff preprocessor yet.	It doesn't know	about .GS/.GE things.	I  use
       it to manually generate a pic file and then include that.

       I need to include some example data sets	with pgraph.

lm@sgi.com			   Nov,	1995			     PGRAPH(1)

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