NAME

       pshistogram - Bin data and plot histograms


SYNOPSIS

       pshistogram file -Jxxscale[/yscale] -Wbin_width [ -2 ] [ -A ] [ -Btick-
       info ] [ -C ] [ -Eazimuth/elevation ] [ -Gfill ] [ -H[nrec] ] [ -I[o] ]
       [  -K ] [ -Lpen ] [ -O ] [ -P ] [ -Q ] [ -Rwest/east/south/north[r] ] [
       -S ] [ -U[/dx/dy/][label] ] [ -V ] [ -Xx-shift ] [ -Yy-shift ] [ -Ztype
       ] [ -ccopies ] [ -bi[s][n] ] [ -f[i|o]colinfo ]


DESCRIPTION

       pshistogram  reads  the  first column from file [or standard input] and
       calculates histogram parameters based on the bin-width provided.  Using
       these parameters, scaling, and optional range parameters it will gener-
       ate PostScript code that plots a histogram.  A cumulative histogram may
       also be specified.

       file   ASCII  [or binary, see -b] datafile. If no file is given, pshis-
              togram will read standard input.

       -Jx    xscale[/yscale] (Linear scale(s) in distance unit/data unit).

       -W     Sets the bin width used for histogram calculations.


OPTIONS

       No space between the option flag and the associated arguments.

       -2     Read second rather than first column.

       -A     Plot the histogram horizontally from x = 0  [Default  is  verti-
              cally from y = 0].

       -B     Sets  map  boundary  annotation  and tickmark intervals; see the
              psbasemap man page for all the details.

       -C     Center bin on each value. [Default is left edge].

       -E     Sets the viewpoint’s  azimuth  and  elevation  (for  perspective
              view) [180/90].

       -G     Select filling of bars. [Default is no fill].  Specify the shade
              (0-255) or color (r/g/b, each in 0-255, h/s/v, with h in  0-360,
              s,  and v in 0-1, and set COLOR_MODEL = hsv, or c/m/y/k, each in
              0-100 %).  Alternatively, specify -Gpdpi/pattern, where  pattern
              gives the number of the built-in pattern (1-90) or the name of a
              Sun 1-, 8-, or 24-bit raster file. The dpi sets  the  resolution
              of  the  image. For 1-bit rasters: use -GP for inverse video, or
              append :Fr/g/b[B[r/g/b]] to specify fore- and background  colors
              (use  r/g/b = - for transparency).  See GMT Cookbook & Technical
              Reference Appendix E for information on individual patterns.

       -H     Input file(s) has Header record(s). Number of header records can
              be  changed  by  editing  your  .gmtdefaults4 file. If used, GMT
              default is 1 header record. Use -Hi if only  input  data  should
              have  header  records  [Default will write out header records if
              the input data have them].

       -I     Inquire about min/max x and y  after  binning.  No  plotting  is
              done.  Append  o  to  output an ASCII table of the resulting x,y
              data.

       -K     More PostScript code will be appended later [Default  terminates
              the plot system].

       -L     Draw  bar outline using the specified pen thickness. [Default is
              no outline].

       -O     Selects Overlay plot mode [Default initializes a new  plot  sys-
              tem].

       -P     Selects  Portrait  plotting  mode [GMT Default is Landscape, see
              gmtdefaults to change this].

       -Q     Draw a cumulative histogram.

       -R     xmin, xmax, ymin, and ymax specify the Region of  interest.  For
              geographic  regions,  these  limits  correspond  to  west, east,
              south, and north and you may specify them in decimal degrees  or
              in  [+-]dd:mm[:ss.xxx][W|E|S|N]  format.  Append r if lower left
              and upper right map coordinates are given instead of  wesn.  The
              two  shorthands  -Rg  -Rd  stand  for  global  domain  (0/360 or
              -180/+180 in longitude respectively, with -90/+90 in  latitude).
              For  calendar time coordinates you may either give relative time
              (relative  to  the  selected  TIME_EPOCH  and  in  the  selected
              TIME_UNIT;  append  t  to  -JX|x),  or absolute time of the form
              [date]T[clock] (append T to -JX|x). At least  one  of  date  and
              clock must be present; the T is always required. The date string
              must be of the form [-]yyyy[-mm[-dd]]  (Gregorian  calendar)  or
              yyyy[-Www[-d]]  (ISO week calendar), while the clock string must
              be of the form hh:mm:ss[.xxx]. The use of delimiters  and  their
              type  and  positions must be as indicated (however, input/output
              and plotting formats are flexible).  If not  given,  pshistogram
              will automatically find reasonable values for the region.

       -S     Draws a stairs-step diagram instead of histogram.

       -U     Draw  Unix System time stamp on plot. User may specify where the
              lower left corner of the stamp should fall on the page  relative
              to  lower  left corner of plot. Optionally, append a label, or c
              (which will  plot  the  command  string.).  The  GMT  parameters
              UNIX_TIME  and  UNIX_TIME_POS can affect the appearance; see the
              gmtdefaults man page for details.

       -V     Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr
              [Default runs "silently"].

       -X -Y  Shift  origin of plot by (x-shift,y-shift).  Prepend a for abso-
              lute coordinates; the default (r) will reset plot origin.   Give
              c to center plot using current page size.

       -Z     Choose  between 6 types of histograms: 0 = counts [Default], 1 =
              frequency_percent, 2 = log (1.0 + count), 3 = log  (1.0  +  fre-
              quency_percent),  4 = log10 (1.0 + count), 5 = log10 (1.0 + fre-
              quency_percent).

       -c     Specifies the number of plot copies. [Default is 1].

       -bi    Selects binary input. Append s for single precision [Default  is
              double].   Append  n  for  the  number  of columns in the binary
              file(s).
              [Default is 2 input columns].

       -f     Special formatting of input and output  columns  (time  or  geo-
              graphical  data)  Specify  i(nput)  or o(utput) [Default is both
              input and output].  Give one or more columns (or column  ranges)
              separated by commas.  Append T (Absolute calendar time), t (time
              relative to chosen TIME_EPOCH), x (longitude), y  (latitude),  g
              (geographic coordinate), or f (floating point) to each column or
              column range item.


EXAMPLES

       To draw a histogram of the data  v3206.t  containing  seafloor  depths,
       using a 250 meter bin width, center bars, and draw bar outline, use:

       pshistogram v3206.t -JXh -W250 -C -L0.5p -V > plot.ps

       If  you  know the distribution of your data, you may explicitly specify
       range and scales. E.g., to plot a histogram of the y-values  (2nd  col-
       umn)  in the file errors.xy using a 1 meter bin width, plot from -10 to
       +10 meters @ 0.75 cm/m, annotate every 2 m  and  100  counts,  and  use
       black bars, run:

       cut   -f2  errors.xy  |  pshistogram  -W1  -R-10/10/0/0  -Jx0.75c/0.01c
       -B2:Error:/100:Counts: -G0 -V > plot.ps

       Since no y-range was specified, pshistogram will calculate ymax in even
       increments of 100.


SEE ALSO

       gmt(l), psbasemap(l), psrose(l), psxy(l)



GMT4.0                            1 Oct 2004                    PSHISTOGRAM(l)

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