Demo scripts for gnuplot version 5

http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo/

https://github.com/gnuplot/gnuplot/tree/master/demo

Demo scripts for gnuplot version 5 (pngcairo terminal)
See also the demo output for the SVG and canvas terminals.

Gnuplot is distributed with a large set of demonstration scripts. Here are samples of PNG output from some of the demos.

Basic 2D plot styles

• simple functions
• filled curves
• fill between curves
• candlesticks
• error bars
• histograms (more)
• bar graphs
• step functions
• multiple axis scales
• mixing styles
• variable size points
• parallel axis plots
• parametric functions
• piecewise functions
• vector fields
• circles
• boxplots
• rug plot
• text

Math functions and
curve fitting

• approximation
• B-splines
• Bezier splines
• complex trig functions
• complex error function
• parameter fitting
• probability
• probability (more)
• random numbers
• recursion, etc...
• data statistics

3D plots and surfaces

• surfaces 1
• surfaces 2
• contours
• singularities
• hidden surfaces
• pm3d coloring
• pm3d hidden surfaces
• 3D mapping

Coordinate and
axis transforms

• linked axes
• polar coords
• polar data
• cylindrical/spherical
• time/date coords

Binary and Image data

• binary data
• image data
• binary and image tricks
• RGB + alpha channel
• bar chart art

Colors

• data-dependent coloring
• RGB coloring
• RGB + alpha channel
• pm3d colors
• pm3d gamma

Sample Applications

• control models
• discrete contours
• financial data
• iteration
• non-gridded data
• running averages
• binning/histograms
• Gantt chart
• 2D and 3D heat maps

Text options

• rotated text
• 'enhanced' text
• string data
• variable font size
• string variables
• hypertext (no png support)

Page Layout

• multiplot layout
• multiple plots
• aligned plots
• axis location
• axis ticmarks
• rectangles

Styles

• line and arrow styles
• fill styles
• dashed lines
• transparency
• transparent solids

Animation

• animated gif

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This page generated January 2017

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