---
name: "phonopy-bandplot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-phonopy"
version: "2.38.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/phonopy-bandplot"
---

# phonopy-bandplot(1)

manual page for phonopy-bandplot 2.38.1

## NAME

phonopy-bandplot - manual page for phonopy-bandplot 2.38.1

## DESCRIPTION

usage: phonopy-bandplot \[-h\] \[--hdf5\] \[--dmax DOS\_MAX\] \[--dmin DOS\_MIN\]

- \[--dos DOS\] \[--dos-factor DOS\_FACTOR\]

  \[--factor FACTOR\] \[--fmax F\_MAX\] \[--fmin F\_MIN\] \[--gnuplot\] \[-i PDOS\_INDICES\] \[--legend\] \[--legacy\] \[--line\] \[-o OUTPUT\_FILENAME\] \[--xlabel XLABEL\] \[--ylabel YLABEL\] \[--points POINTS\] \[-t TITLE\] \[filenames ...\]

Phonopy bandplot command-line-tool

### positional arguments:

- filenames

  Filenames of phonon band structure result: band.yaml or band.hdf5(with **--hdf5**)

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--hdf5**

  Read HDF5 format

- **--dmax** DOS\_MAX

  Maximum DOS plotted (legacy plot only)

- **--dmin** DOS\_MIN

  Minimum DOS plotted (legacy plot only)

- **--dos** DOS

  Read dos.dat type file and plot with band structure

- **--dos-factor** DOS\_FACTOR

  Factor to be multiplied with DOS (legacy plot only)

- **--factor** FACTOR

  Conversion factor to favorite frequency unit

- **--fmax** F\_MAX

  Maximum frequency plotted

- **--fmin** F\_MIN

  Minimum frequency plotted

- **--gnuplot**

  Output in gnuplot data style

- **-i**, **--indices** PDOS\_INDICES

  Indices like 1 2, 3 4 5 6... (legacy plot only)

- **--legend**

  Show legend

- **--legacy**

  Plot in legacy style

- **--line**, **-l**

  Vertical line is drawn at between paths (legacy plot only)

- **-o**, **--output** OUTPUT\_FILENAME

  Output filename of PDF plot

- **--xlabel** XLABEL

  Specify x-label (legacy plot only)

- **--ylabel** YLABEL

  Specify y-label (legacy plot only)

- **--points** POINTS

  Draw points (o, '\*', v, ^, x, p, d etc) (legacy plot only)

- **-t**, **--title** TITLE

  Title of plot (legacy plot only)