apop_plot_query(1)

command line utility to take in a query and put out a Gnuplot table file

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Description

apop_plot_query - command line utility to take in a query and put out a Gnuplot table file

apop_plot_query [opts] dbname query

Runs a query, and pipes the output directly to gnuplot. Use -f to dump to stdout or a file.

	-d		database to use (mandatory)
	-q		query to run (mandatory or use -Q)
	-Q		file from which to read the query
	-n		no plot: just run the query and display results to stdout
	-t		plot type (points, bars, ...) (default: "lines")
	-H		plot histogram with this many bins (e.g., -H100) (to let the system auto-select bin sizes, use -H0)
	-f		file to dump to. If -f- then use stdout (default: pipe to Gnuplot)
	-h		display this help and exit