Re: Problem with gnuplot output

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA <tmacchant2@yahoo.co.jp>]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tatsuro MATSUOKA"
> To: "Fergus Daly" "'cygwin
> Date: 2022/01/15 土 13:32
> Subject: Re: Problem with gnuplot output
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fergus Daly" 
> > To: "'cygwin
> > Cc: "Fergus Daly" 
> > Date: 2022/01/14 金 18:43
> > Subject: Problem with gnuplot output
> > 
> > 
> > In an xterm console:
> > The file gn0 contains all necessary instructions for displaying a gnuplot plot:
> > 1 As expected (or as in the past, anyway) the command "gnuplot gn0" causes the gnuplot display to flash on screen
> > for an instant and then disappear. The user remains at the xterm prompt.
> > 2 As ditto, the command "gnuplot gn0 -" presents the gnuplot display which persists, but the user is left in a gnuplot process
> > (i.e. showing the prompt gnuplot>) needing to press crtl-D to return to the xterm prompt.
> > So no problem and nothing new up to now.
> > 3 What is desired should result from "gnuplot gn0 - &": the gnuplot display is shown on screen and will persist as long as required,
> > and the user returned to the xterm prompt to carry on with whatever other stuff; but what actually happens is an empty gnuplot display
> > with a clockface. Has the required command syntax "gnuplot gn0 - &" altered?
> > Thank you! 
> > 
> 
> For gnuplot on Cygwin, working interactive terminals are x11 and wxt.
> (qt terminal does not work)
> 
> Which terminal do you use?
> The persist behaviors are different for between wxt and x11 terminal.
> 
> You should specify which terminal you use.
> 
> PS.
> I think that this topic is better not to disscuss here (cygwin ML) but to discuss in gnuplot ML.
> 
> Tatsuro
>
What you want is the below ?

$ gnuplot -persist  -e 'plot sin(x)' 

See help persist

Tatsuro