Pointtype command for gnuplot

Question

I\'m having trouble using the pointtype command on gnuplot. I\'ve tried several ways such as:

set pt 5
set pointtype 5
plot \" \" w pt 5
plot \" \" w pointtype          


        

Answer 1

You first have to tell Gnuplot to use a style that uses points, e.g. with points or with linespoints. Try for example:

plot sin(x) with points

Output:

Now try:

plot sin(x) with points pointtype 5

Output:

You may also want to look at the output from the test command which shows you the capabilities of the current terminal. Here are the capabilities for my pngairo terminal: