.\" @(#)plot.3x 6.2 (Berkeley) 5/15/86
.TH PLOT 3X "May 15, 1986"
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl \- graphics interface
.B arc(x, y, x0, y0, x1, y1)
These subroutines generate graphic output in a relatively
device-independent manner. See
for a description of their effect.
must be used before any of the others to open the device for writing.
are null-terminated, and do not contain newlines.
Various flavors of these functions exist for different output devices.
They are obtained by the following
device-independent graphics stream on standard output for
Tektronix 4014 and 4015 terminals with the Enhanced Graphics Module (Use
for 4014's or 4015's without the Enhanced Graphics Module)
AED 512 color graphics terminal
BBN bitgraph graphics terminal
Dumb terminals without cursor addressing or line printers
Hewlett Packard 2648 graphics terminal
Hewlett Packard 7221 graphics terminal
Imagen laser printer (default 240 dots-per-inch resolution).
On many devices, it is necessary to pause after
otherwise plotting commands are lost.
The pause is normally done by the tty driver if at login time,
If a pause is needed but not automatically being generated,
plot(5), plot(1G), plot(3F), graph(1G)