Gnuplot.jl/README.md

# Gnuplot.jl
## A Julia interface to Gnuplot.

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**Gnuplot.jl** is a simple package able to send both data and commands from Julia to an underlying [gnuplot](http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/) process.  Its main purpose it to provide a fast and powerful data visualization framework, using an extremely concise Julia syntax.


## Installation

Install with:
```julia
]dev Gnuplot
```
A working [gnuplot](http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/) package must be installed on your platform.


Test package:
```julia
using Gnuplot
println(Gnuplot.gpversion())
test_terminal()
```

## Quick start

## Examples
The main gallery of examples is maintained in a separate repository:
https://lazarusa.github.io/gnuplot-examples/

Since **Gnuplot.jl** is just an interface, it can reproduce all the plots generated by gnuplot.  Further examples are available here:
- http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_5.2/
- http://www.gnuplotting.org/