Re: [Gnuplot-info] passing an argument to gnuplot script

[Tatsuro M. <tma...@ya...>]

----- Original Message -----

> From: tmacchant 
> To: gnuplot-info
> Cc: 
> Date: 2015/6/13, Sat 04:49
> Subject: Re: [Gnuplot-info] passing an argument to gnuplot script
> 
>> #!/bin/bash
>> set xlabel "start"
>> set ylabel "Delay"
>> set autoscale
> 
> You are confusing gnuplot script and bash shell command. 
> 
> #!/bin/bash declare that this file is bash shell script. You cannot  write
> gnuplot command in bash shell script.
> 
> Tatsuro
> 

The below examples are not strictly passing the arguments but practically do the similar thing.

#test.gp
plot a*x+b
#end of test.gp

$ echo "a=2;b=3;load 'test.gp'" | gnuplotcvs --persist
or
$ gnuplot -e "a=2;b=3;load 'test.gp'" --persist

The idea is taken from the octave-ML.

http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Pass-argument-to-script-file-td4670853.html

HTH

Tatsuro