---
name: "mxplot-html"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mcxtrace-mxplot-html"
version: "3.5+3.5.19+ds5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mxplot-html"
---

# mxplot-html(1)

Plotting the results of a mcxtrace simulation in a browser

## NAME

**mxplot-html** - Plotting the results of a mcxtrace simulation in a browser

## SYNOPSIS

**mxplot-html** \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-l\] \[–autosize\] \[–libpath \[LIBPATH ...\]\] \[-o OUTPUT\] \[simulation ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

The front-end **mxplot-html** is a program that produces plots of all the monitors in a simulation, and it is thus useful to get a quick overview of the simulation results. In the simplest case, the front-end is run simply by typing `mxplot-html`. This will plot any simulation data stored in the current directory, which is where simulations store their results by default. If the `--dir` or `--file` options have been used, the name of the file or directory should be passed to *mxplot-html*, e.g. `mxplot-html dir` or `mxplot-html file`. It is also possible to plot one single text (not binary) data file from a given monitor, passing its name to `mxplot-html`. The `-h` option will list valid options.

This is the web/html plotting tool (in browser).

## OPTIONS

- **-h, –help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n, –nobrowse**

  do not open a webbrowser viewer

- **-l, –log**

  enable logscale on plot

- **–autosize**

  expand to window size on load

- **–libpath \[LIBPATH ...\]**

  js lib files path

- **-o OUTPUT, –output OUTPUT**

  specify output file (.html extension)

## FILES

/usr/share/mcxtrace/resources /usr/share/mcxtrace/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode\_config.json ~/.mcxtrace/mccode\_config.json http://www.mcxtrace.org

## EXAMPLES

- Run and plot the *Test\_SX* example (Single crystal diffraction)

  - •

  `mxrun Test_SX.instr -d output_dir -n 1e7 TTH=13.4`

- •

  `mxplot-html output_dir`

## AUTHORS

McStas Team (mcxtrace.org)

## SEE ALSO

[mcxtrace(1)](/mcxtrace/1.md), [mxdoc(1)](/mxdoc/1.md), [mxplot(1)](/mxplot/1.md), [mxrun(1)](/mxrun/1.md), [mxgui(1)](/mxgui/1.md), [mxdisplay(1)](/mxdisplay/1.md)

## AUTHORS

MCXTRACE xray Ray Tracing Team.