[Gnuplot-info] Gnuplot immediately closes plot window?

[Georg-Johann L. <av...@gj...>]

Hi, I am new in Gnuplot and am still struggling with it...

Usually I am running it as a script from the command line like

 > gnuplot -persist x.gplot

However, the persist option is not working properly, for example with 
the following x.gplot:

plot [0:1] atan(x)
plot [0:1] cos(x)
quit

What I want:

Show plot #1 until I close that window, then
Show plot #2 until I close that window, then
Quit after the last window is closed.

However, what happens is:

1) The 1st plot is shown but immediately closed after a fraction of a 
second.

2) The 2nd plot is shown persistently as desired.

3) After closing that window, Gnuplot does NOT quit, i.e. ignores the 
final "quit" command.

I am sure this question must have been asked 100 times before, but 
neither the manual nor the FAQ are addressing this.

Gnuplot version is v4.4.4

Thanks,

Johann