---
name: "histoplot.pl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "murasaki-common"
version: "1.68.6-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/histoplot.pl"
---

# histoplot.pl(1)

## NAME

histoplot.pl -- plots histograms

## SYNOPSIS

histoplot.pl \[--title=\<title\>\] \[--opt=\<key=value,key=value...\>\] \[--echo\] \<historam file\>

## OPTIONS

- **--title** Sets an optional graph title. Default is histogram file name.

  - **--opt=\<key=val**\[,\<key=val\>...\]\> Sends additional "set" options to gnuplot. For example, say you want to force the x axis to \[1:1000\], you can use --opt=xrange=\[1:1000\]

  - **--cmd=\<cmd1**\[;\<cmd2\>...\]\> Sends extra arbitrary commands to gnuplot.

  - **--echo** Echos a copy of the commands sent to gnuplot.

  - **--rank** Sort words into rank

  - **--nopercent** Preserve raw frequency, not percent.

  - **--clean** Forces a remake of the gnuplot data file (good if you've switched to --nopercent)

  - **--font** Specify a font (and optional pointsize) to use in PNG

  - **--font** Just specify font size (and use bitstream vera as font)

  - **--scale** scale for default font family: tiny, small, mediu, large, or giant

  ## DESCRIPTION

Draws histogram plots.