---
name: "gle"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gle-graphics"
version: "4.3.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gle"
---

# gle(1)

Graphics Layout Engine

## NAME

gle - Graphics Layout Engine

## SYNOPSIS

**gle** \[options\] *file.gle* **...**

## DESCRIPTION

GLE (Graphics Layout Engine) is a graphics scripting language designed for creating publication quality graphs, plots, diagrams, figures and slides. GLE supports various graph types (function plots, histograms, bar graphs, scatter plots, contour lines, color maps, surface plots, ...) through a simple but flexible set of graphing commands. More complex output can be created by relying on GLE's scripting language, which is full featured with subroutines, variables, and logic control. GLE relies on LaTeX for text output and supports mathematical formulea in graphs and figures. GLE's output formats include EPS, PS, PDF, JPEG, and PNG.

## DOCUMENTATION

GLE's documentation is distributed in PDF format and can be found at the GLE website:

\<http://www.gle-graphics.org\>

## OPTIONS

- \-help

  Shows help about command line options.

- \-info

  Outputs software version, build date, GLE\_TOP, GLE\_BIN, etc..

- \-verbosity

  Sets the verbosity level of GLE console output.

- \-device

  Selects output device(s).

- \-cairo

  Use cairo output device.

- \-resolution

  Sets the resolution for bitmap and PDF output.

- \-fullpage

  Selects full page output.

- \-landscape

  Selects full page landscape output.

- \-output

  Specifies the name of the output file.

- \-nosave

  Don't write output file to disk (dry-run).

- \-preview

  Previews the output with QGLE.

- \-gs

  Previews the output with GhostScript.

- \-version

  Selects a GLE version to run.

- \-compatibility

  Selects a GLE compatibility mode.

- \-calc

  Runs GLE in "calculator" mode.

- \-catcsv

  Pretty print a CSV file to standard output.

- \-tex

  Indicates that the script includes LaTeX expressions.

- \-inc

  Creates an .inc file with LaTeX code.

- \-texincprefix

  Adds the given subdirectory to the path in the .inc file.

- \-mkinittex

  Creates "inittex.ini" from "init.tex".

- \-nocolor

  Forces grayscale output.

- \-transparent

  Creates transparent output (with -d png).

- \-noctrl-d

  Excludes CTRL-D from the PostScript output.

- \-nomaxpath

  Disables the upper-bound on the drawing path complexity.

- \-noligatures

  Disable the use of ligatures for 'fl' and 'fi'.

- \-gsoptions

  Specify additional options for GhostScript.

- \-safemode

  Disables reading/writing to the file system.

- \-allowread

  Allows reading from the given path.

- \-allowwrite

  Allows writing to the given path.

- \-keep

  Don't delete temporary files.

## FILES

*/usr/share/gle-graphics/glerc*

The system wide configuration file.

*~/.glerc*

Per user configuration file.

## ENVIRONMENT

- GLE\_USRLIB

  The search path for include files.

- GLE\_TOP

  The location of the fonts and other resources.