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Gnuplot

Overview

Gnuplot is a command-line tool used to create graphs. It supports 2d and 3d graphs and has many features for data visualization.

Availability

Cluster Module/Version
BOSE gnuplot/5.4.1
BGSC Not Available

Note: You can simply use module load gnuplot to activate the most recently installed version of this software.

Arguments / Options

This is a list of arguments for the gnuplot command that we wanted to highlight. Use man gnuplot or this online man page for a full list.

Option Description
--help Provides help page for Gnuplot
-e "command1; command2" Pass in commands to run in Gnuplot

Sample Slurm Script

submit.sh
#!/bin/bash
# -- SLURM SETTINGS -- #
# [..] other settings here [..]

# The following settings are for the overall request to Slurm
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=32     # How many CPU cores do you want to request
#SBATCH --nodes=1                # How many nodes do you want to request

# -- SCRIPT COMMANDS -- #

# Load the needed modules
module load gnuplot    # Load Gnuplot
gnuplot my-input-file

Real Example

Has your research group used Gnuplot in a project? Contact the HPC Team and we'd be glad to feature your work.

Resources