---
name: "aspline"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "spline"
version: "1.2-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aspline"
---

# aspline(1)

Akima spline interpolation

## NAME

aspline - Akima spline interpolation

## SYNOPSIS

**aspline** \[-a *xstep*\] \[-l *llim*\] \[-u *ulim*\] \[-n *n*\] {*file(s)*}

## DESCRIPTION

*aspline* reads pairs of numbers from the indicated *file(s)* (or from stdin if no files were given) as abscissas and ordinates of a function. It produces a similar set, which is approximately equally spaced and includes the input set on standard output. The output is an *Akima*-interpolated spline which has an continuous first derivative. The second derivate may be discontinuous, but the output does not wiggle as it would do with cubic splines.

Datasets are separated by blank lines.

## OPTIONS

- **-a *incr***, **--auto=*incr***

  supply abscissas automatically, since they are missing from the input; spacing is given by the next argument, or is assumed to be 1, if next argument is not a number.

- **-l *llim***, **--llimit=*llim***

  set lower x-limit to *llim*,

- **-u *ulim***, **--ulimit=*ulim***

  set upper x-limit to *ulim*,

- **-n *n***, **--points=*n***

  space output points so that approx. *n* intervals occur between the lower and upper limit,

- **-v**

  be verbose,

- **-h**

  print help message on stderr and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**spline**(1)](/spline/1.md), [**gnuplot**(1)](/gnuplot/1.md).

*H. Akima,* *A New Method of Interpolation and Smooth Curve Fitting Based on* *Local Procedures,* *Journal of Assc. for Comp. Mach., Vol. 17, No. 4, Oct. 1970,*  *pp. 589—602*

## BUGS

If you need a continuous second derivative, use *spline* from the plotutils package instead.