---
name: "plwid"
section: "3plplot"
platform: "linux"
package: "plplot-doc"
version: "5.9.9-5"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/plwid"
---

# plwid(3plplot)

Set pen width

## NAME

**plwid** - Set pen width

## SYNOPSIS

**plwid**(*width*)

## DESCRIPTION

Sets the pen width.

Redacted form: **plwid(width)**

This function is used in examples 1,2.

## ARGUMENTS

- *width* (PLINT, input)

  The desired pen width.  If *width* is negative or the same as the previous value no action is taken. *width* = 0 should be interpreted as as the minimum valid pen width for the device.  The interpretation of positive *width* values is also device dependent.

## AUTHORS

Geoffrey Furnish and Maurice LeBrun wrote and maintain PLplot.  This man page was automatically generated from the DocBook source of the PLplot documentation, maintained by Alan W. Irwin and Rafael Laboissiere.

## SEE ALSO

PLplot documentation at http://plplot.sourceforge.net/resources.