---
name: "rlplot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rlplot"
version: "1.5-4"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rlplot"
---

# rlplot(1)

generate publication quality graphs exprlp - convert rlplot files to vector based graphic files

## NAME

rlplot - generate publication quality graphs\
 exprlp - convert rlplot files to vector based graphic files

## SYNOPSIS

**rlplot** *\<file\>*\
 **exprlp** \[options\]*\<input\>*\[options\]*\[\<output\>\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **rlplot** and **exprlp** commands.

**rlplot** is a GUI based program for displaying scientific data in standard  formats.  Output is generated on the X display where further  changes can be made to the graph using point and click methods.  Images can be exported as scalable vector graphics (SVG) as well as  EPS, WMF and TIFF formats.

**exprlp** reads RLPlot files and exports various vector based graphic file  formats including scalable vector graphics (SVG), Encapsulated  PostScript (EPS), and Windows Metafile (WMF).

## OPTIONS

**rlplot** does not have any command line options but the following options are available for  **exprlp**

- **-**

  use stdin/stdout as input or output file; requires that file format is set by -e \| -s \| -w option

- **-h**

  help

- **-d**

  delete input file after read

- **-e**

  output Encapsulated PostScript, \*.eps

- **-s**

  output Scalable Vector Graphics, \*.svg

- **-S**

  like -s, start output with "Content-Type: image/svg+xml"

- **-v**

  print RLPlot version

- **-w**

  output Windows Meta File, \*.wmf

- **-q**

  quiet mode: suppress output to the console

## EXAMPLES

**exprlp** foo.rlp foo.svg ;exports Scalable Vector Graphics

- **exprlp**

  \-q foo.rlp foo.eps ;exports Encapsulated PostScript, no messages

- **exprlp**

  foo.rlp foo.wmf ;exports Windows Meta File

- **exprlp**

  \-sq foo.rlp - ;exports SVG to the console, no messages

- **exprlp**

  exprlp -eq - - ;converts inputfile from stdin to EPS on stdout

- switch character is either '-' or '/'

  ## AUTHOR

**rlplot** and **exprlp** were written by Reinhard Lackner and are released under the GNU general public license.

This manual page was written by James Stone \<jamesmstone@gmail.com\>.