GRACE(1)

NAME
grace - command line interface
xmgrace - full-featured GUI mode
gracebat - batch mode - print and exit

DESCRIPTION
Grace is a WYSIWYG tool to make two-dimensional plots of scientific data.

SYNOPSIS
grace [ option | filename ]...
xmgrace [ option | filename ]...
gracebat [ option | filename ]...

OPTIONS

-autoscale x|y|xy|none
    Set autoscale type

-barebones
    Turn off all toolbars

-block file
    Assume the data file is block data

-bxy x:y:etc.
    Form a set from the current block data set using the current set type from columns given in the argument

-datehint iso|european|us|days|seconds|nohint
    Set the hint for dates analysis

-dpipe descriptor
    Read data from descriptor on startup

-fixed width height
    Set canvas size fixed to width*height

-free
    Use free page layout

-hardcopy
    No interactive session, just print and quit

-hdevice device_name
    Set default hardcopy device

-hdevice-options option_string
    Set options for default hardcopy device

-install
    Install private colormap

-noask
    Assume the answer is yes to all requests, if the operation would overwrite a file, grace will do so without prompting

-noinstall
    Don't use private colormap

-noprint
    In batch mode, do not print

-nosafe
    Disable safe mode

-nosigcatch
    Don't catch signals

-npipe file
    Read data from named pipe on startup

-nxy file
    Assume data file is in X Y1 Y2 Y3 ... format

-printfile file
    Save print output to file

-results file
    Write results of some data manipulations to file

-safe
    Run in the safe mode (default)

-saveall file
    Save all to file

-seed value
    Integer seed for random number generator

-source disk|pipe
    Source type of next data file

-timer delay
    Set allowed time slice for real time inputs to delay ms

-settype xy|xydx|...
    Set the type of the next data file

-version
    Show the program version and exit

-wd path
    Set the working directory

-usage|-help
    This message

RESOURCES

When run in the GUI mode, the interface is a subject to X resource settings.
    Please refer to the User's Guide for a list of important ones.

ENVIRONMENT

GRACE_HOME
    Specifies the directory where the Grace docs and libs are stored. Default is /usr/local/grace

GRACE_HELPVIEWER
    Specifies the browser which is used to display the Grace HTML help pages. Default is netscape

GRACE_EDITOR
    Specifies the editor which is used to edit sets. Default is xterm -e vi

GRACE_PRINT_CMD
    The print command.

GRACE_FFTW_RAM_WISDOM
    and GRACE_FFTW_WISDOM_FILE A flag (0 or 1) and a file name which determine whether a FFT should use `wisdom' when using the FFTW libraries.

FILES
In many cases, when Grace needs to access a file given with a relative pathname, it searches for the file along the following path: ./pathname:./.grace/pathname:~/.grace/pathname: $GRACE_HOME/pathname The following files are of a special importance: templates/Default.xgr - the default template, loaded whenever a new project is started. fonts/FontDataBase - the file responsible for font configuration.

SEE ALSO
grconvert(1), X(1), Grace User's Guide

HOME PAGE
http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/

BUGS
The best way to submit a bug report is using the "Help/Report an issue" menu entry. Alternatively, see the home page.

AUTHORS
Grace is derived from ACE/gr (a.k.a Xmgr ) written by Paul J Turner. From version number 4.00, the development was taken over by a team of volunteers under the coordination of Evgeny Stambulchik. As of now, most of the codebase has been re-written from scratch.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991-1995 Paul J Turner, Portland, OR
Copyright (c) 1996-2004 Grace Development Team

LICENSE
The program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.