A Alphabetical List of Commands

In the following list the parts of the command names outside parentheses define the minimum abbreviation for that application (note that IRAF/CL applies a different set of abbreviations).

ADV(ANCE)
– Clear the graphics screen.
ANN(OTATE)
– Annotate the plotted data.
ARC
– Draw an arc of an ellipse.
AVEDAT
– Average the data in the XCOL and YCOL areas.
BEGP(LOT)
– Open a plotting device.
BIN
– Plot a histogram using previously binned data.
BOX(FRAME)
– Draw a frame and axes on the plot.
CCMATH
– Perform inter-column maths.
CHANGE
– Change plotting attributes.
CLEAR
– Clear plotting attributes.
CLOG
– Take the logarithm of a column.
CONN(ECT)
– Draw straight lines between the data points.
CURSE
– Use the cursor to get interactive input.
DATA
– Specify the data file name.
DEGTOR
– Convert the specified data area from degrees to radians.
DEVICE
– Open a plotting device.
DLIM(ITS)
– Set the world coordinate limits using the data range.
DRAW
– Draw a line from the current pen position the specified point.
DRAWPOLY
– Draw a polygon.
ELLIPSES
– Draw error ellipses.
ENDP(LOT)
– Close down the current plotting device.
ERASE
– Clear the graphics screen.
ERRORBAR
– Draw error bars on the plotted data.
ERRX
– Draw symmetric error bars in the X direction.
ERRY
– Draw symmetric error bars in the Y direction.
EXC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column containing the X-axis error data.
EXPA(ND)
– Set the character height.
EYC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column containing the Y-axis error data.
FILLSTY
– Change fill-style plotting attributes.
FITC(URVE)
– Fit a curve to the data.
FITL(INE)
– Fit a straight line to the data.
FONT
– Set the text font.
GETP(OINT)
– Retrieve information for a plotted data point.
GPOINTS
– Plot points or lines between the data.
GRID
– Draw a coordinate grid at specified intervals.
GT_CIRCLE
– Draw a great circle between two points.
HIST(OGRAM)
– Bin and plot a histogram of the data.
INQ(UIRE)
– Display PONGO status information.
LABC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column used for data labels.
LAB(EL)
– Draw the axis labels and title on the plot.
LIM(ITS)
– Set the world coordinate limits.
LT(YPE)
– Set the line style.
LWE(IGHT)
– Set the line width.
MARK
– Draw a point mark at the specified position.
MOVE
– Set the current pen position.
MTEXT
– Draw a text string relative to the viewport.
PALET(TE)
– Change the plotting pen colours.
PAPER
– Change the size and aspect ratio of the plotting surface.
PCOL(UMN)
– Specify the column used for symbol codes.
PEN
– Set the current pen.
PLOTF(UN)
– Plot a given function.
PLOTH(IST)
– Plot a histogram of the data.
POI(NTS)
– Draw a point mark at each of the data points.
PRIM
– Perform primitive plotting functions.
PTEXT
– Draw a text string at the specified position and angle.
PTINFO
– Get the coordinates of a specified data point.
PVECT
– Draw proper motion vectors.
RADIATE
– Draw a line from the given point to the first NP data points.
READ(F)
– Read from a formatted data file.
RESETP(ONGO)
– Reset the state of PONGO.
RTODEG
– Convert the specified data area from radians to degrees.
SETPROJ
– Set the projection geometry.
SHOWP(ONGO)
– Show the PONGO global parameters.
SIZE(PLOT)
– Draw point marks of differing sizes at each of the data points.
SYMC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column used for symbol codes.
TEXT
– Draw a text string on the plot at the specified position.
VECT
– Draw vectors from each data point.
VIEWPORT
– Set the viewport for the current plotting device.
VPORT
– Set the viewport using normalised device coordinates.
VP_BH
– Set the viewport to the bottom half of the plotting surface.
VP_BL
– Set the viewport to the bottom-left quarter of the plotting surface.
VP_BR
– Set the viewport to the bottom-right quarter of the plotting surface.
VP_TH
– Set the viewport to the top half of the plotting surface.
VP_TL
– Set the viewport to the top-left quarter of the plotting surface.
VP_TR
– Set the viewport to the top-right quarter of the plotting surface.
VSIZE
– Set the viewport using its physical size in inches.
VSTAND
– Set the standard viewport.
WNAD
– Adjust the viewport so that the X and Y scales are the same.
WORLD
– Set the world coordinates for the plot.
WRITE(I)
– Write information to an output file.
WTEXT
– Draw a text string on the plot.
XC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column containing the X-axis data.
XERR
– Draw symmetric error bars in the X direction.
XLIN(EAR)
– Put 1…N into the XCOL data area.
XLOG(ARITHM)
– Take the logarithm of the X-axis data.
XOFF(SET)
– Add a constant offset to the X-axis data.
XSCALE
– Multiply the values in the XCOL and EXCOL data areas by a constant.
YC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column containing the Y-axis data.
YERR
– Draw symmetric error bars in the Y direction.
YLIN(EAR)
– Put 1…N into the YCOL data area.
YLOG(ARITHM)
– Take the logarithm of the Y-axis data.
YOFF(SET)
– Add a constant offset to the Y-axis data.
YSCALE
– Multiply the values in the YCOL and EYCOL data areas by a constant.
ZC(OLUMN)
– Specify the column containing the Z-axis data.
ZSCALE
– Multiply the values in the ZCOL data area by a constant.