---
name: "plbop"
section: "3plplot"
platform: "linux"
package: "plplot-doc"
version: "5.15.0+dfsg2-15"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/plbop"
---

# plbop(3plplot)

Begin a new page

## NAME

**plbop** - Begin a new page

## SYNOPSIS

**plbop**()

## DESCRIPTION

Begins a new page.  For a file driver, the output file is opened if necessary.  Advancing the page via [**pleop**(3plplot)](/pleop/3plplot.md) and [**plbop**(3plplot)](/plbop/3plplot.md) is useful when a page break is desired at a particular point when plotting to subpages.  Another use for [**pleop**(3plplot)](/pleop/3plplot.md) and [**plbop**(3plplot)](/plbop/3plplot.md) is when plotting pages to different files, since you can manually set the file name by calling [**plsfnam**(3plplot)](/plsfnam/3plplot.md) after the call to [**pleop**(3plplot)](/pleop/3plplot.md). (In fact some drivers may only support a single page per file, making this a necessity.)  One way to handle this case automatically is to page advance via [**pladv**(3plplot)](/pladv/3plplot.md), but enable familying (see [**plsfam**(3plplot)](/plsfam/3plplot.md)) with a small limit on the file size so that a new family member file will be created on each page break.

Redacted form: **plbop()**

This function is used in examples 2 and 20.

## AUTHORS

Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php) have contributed to PLplot over its long history.

## SEE ALSO

PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.