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22290001Sglebius<h1 class="settitle">Plot_summary User's Manual</h1>
23290001Sglebius<div class="node">
24290001Sglebius<p><hr>
25290001Sglebius<a name="Top"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-Description">plot_summary Description</a>,
26290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#dir">(dir)</a>,
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31290001Sglebius<h2 class="unnumbered">Plot_summary User Manual</h2>
32290001Sglebius
33290001Sglebius<p>This document describes the use of the NTP Project's <code>plot_summary</code> program. 
34310419SdelphijThis document applies to version 4.2.8p9 of <code>plot_summary</code>.
35290001Sglebius
36290001Sglebius  <div class="shortcontents">
37290001Sglebius<h2>Short Contents</h2>
38290001Sglebius<ul>
39290001Sglebius<a href="#Top">Plot_summary User Manual</a>
40290001Sglebius</ul>
41290001Sglebius</div>
42290001Sglebius
43290001Sglebius<ul class="menu">
44290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="1" href="#plot_005fsummary-Description">plot_summary Description</a>:              Description
45290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="2" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>: 		    Invoking plot_summary
46290001Sglebius</ul>
47290001Sglebius
48290001Sglebius<div class="node">
49290001Sglebius<p><hr>
50290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-Invocation"></a>Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-Description">plot_summary Description</a>,
51290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Top">Top</a>
52290001Sglebius<br>
53290001Sglebius</div>
54290001Sglebius
55290001Sglebius<h3 class="section">Invoking plot_summary</h3>
56290001Sglebius
57290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary-1"></a><a name="index-plot-statistics-generated-by-summary-script-2"></a>
58290001Sglebius
59290001Sglebius  <p>This section was generated by <strong>AutoGen</strong>,
60290001Sglebiususing the <code>agtexi-cmd</code> template and the option descriptions for the <code>plot_summary</code> program.
61290001Sglebius
62290001Sglebius<ul class="menu">
63290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="1" href="#plot_005fsummary-usage">plot_summary usage</a>:                   plot_summary help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)
64290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="2" href="#plot_005fsummary-directory">plot_summary directory</a>:               directory option
65290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="3" href="#plot_005fsummary-identifier">plot_summary identifier</a>:              identifier option
66290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="4" href="#plot_005fsummary-peer">plot_summary peer</a>:                    peer option
67290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="5" href="#plot_005fsummary-plot_002dterm">plot_summary plot-term</a>:               plot-term option
68290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="6" href="#plot_005fsummary-output_002dfile">plot_summary output-file</a>:             output-file option
69290001Sglebius<li><a accesskey="7" href="#plot_005fsummary-exit-status">plot_summary exit status</a>:             exit status
70290001Sglebius</ul>
71290001Sglebius
72290001Sglebius<div class="node">
73290001Sglebius<p><hr>
74290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-usage"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-directory">plot_summary directory</a>,
75290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
76290001Sglebius<br>
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78290001Sglebius
79290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">plot_summary help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)</h4>
80290001Sglebius
81290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary-help-3"></a>
82290001SglebiusThis is the automatically generated usage text for plot_summary.
83290001Sglebius
84290001Sglebius  <p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option
85290001Sglebius(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>).  <code>more-help</code> will print
86290001Sglebiusthe usage text by passing it through a pager program. 
87290001Sglebius<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working
88290001Sglebius<code>fork(2)</code> function.  The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is
89290001Sglebiusused to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>.  Both will exit
90290001Sglebiuswith a status code of 0.
91290001Sglebius
92310419Sdelphij<pre class="example">plot_summary - plot statistics generated by summary script - Ver. 4.2.8p9
93290001SglebiusUSAGE: plot_summary [ -&lt;flag&gt; [&lt;val&gt;] | --&lt;name&gt;[{=| }&lt;val&gt;] ]...
94290001Sglebius
95290001Sglebius        --directory=str          Where the summary files are
96290001Sglebius        --identifier=str         Origin of the data
97290001Sglebius        --offset-limit=float     Limit of absolute offset
98290001Sglebius        --peer=str               Peers to generate plots for
99290001Sglebius                                   - may appear multiple times
100290001Sglebius        --plot-term=str          Gnuplot terminal
101290001Sglebius        --output-file=str        Output file
102290001Sglebius        --dont-wait              Don't wait for keystroke between plots
103290001Sglebius    -?, --help                   Display usage information and exit
104290001Sglebius        --more-help              Pass the extended usage text through a pager
105290001Sglebius
106290001SglebiusOptions are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
107290001Sglebiushyphen and the flag character.
108290001Sglebius</pre>
109290001Sglebius  <div class="node">
110290001Sglebius<p><hr>
111290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-directory"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-identifier">plot_summary identifier</a>,
112290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-usage">plot_summary usage</a>,
113290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
114290001Sglebius<br>
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116290001Sglebius
117290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">directory option</h4>
118290001Sglebius
119290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary_002ddirectory-4"></a>
120290001SglebiusThis is the &ldquo;where the summary files are&rdquo; option. 
121290001SglebiusThis option takes a string argument. 
122290001Sglebius        The directory where the <code>plot_summary</code> will search for the
123290001Sglebius        *_summary files generated by <code>summary</code> script. 
124290001Sglebius<div class="node">
125290001Sglebius<p><hr>
126290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-identifier"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-peer">plot_summary peer</a>,
127290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-directory">plot_summary directory</a>,
128290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
129290001Sglebius<br>
130290001Sglebius</div>
131290001Sglebius
132290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">identifier option</h4>
133290001Sglebius
134290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary_002didentifier-5"></a>
135290001SglebiusThis is the &ldquo;origin of the data&rdquo; option. 
136290001SglebiusThis option takes a string argument. 
137290001Sglebius        Where does the plotted data come from, default to string "host" plus
138290001Sglebius        current hostname
139290001Sglebius<div class="node">
140290001Sglebius<p><hr>
141290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-peer"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-plot_002dterm">plot_summary plot-term</a>,
142290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-identifier">plot_summary identifier</a>,
143290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
144290001Sglebius<br>
145290001Sglebius</div>
146290001Sglebius
147290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">peer option</h4>
148290001Sglebius
149290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary_002dpeer-6"></a>
150290001SglebiusThis is the &ldquo;peers to generate plots for&rdquo; option. 
151290001SglebiusThis option takes a string argument.
152290001Sglebius
153290001Sglebius<p class="noindent">This option has some usage constraints.  It:
154290001Sglebius     <ul>
155290001Sglebius<li>may appear an unlimited number of times. 
156290001Sglebius</ul>
157290001Sglebius
158290001Sglebius  <p>By default the peer_summary plots are not generated. Use this option to
159290001Sglebius        specify list of peers if you want to generate plots for them. 
160290001Sglebius<div class="node">
161290001Sglebius<p><hr>
162290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-plot_002dterm"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-output_002dfile">plot_summary output-file</a>,
163290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-peer">plot_summary peer</a>,
164290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
165290001Sglebius<br>
166290001Sglebius</div>
167290001Sglebius
168290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">plot-term option</h4>
169290001Sglebius
170290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary_002dplot_002dterm-7"></a>
171290001SglebiusThis is the &ldquo;gnuplot terminal&rdquo; option. 
172290001SglebiusThis option takes a string argument. 
173290001Sglebius        This is string is passed directly to the <code>gnuplot set terminal</code>
174290001Sglebius        command.  Default is <code>x11</code> if <code>DISPLAY</code> is set and
175290001Sglebius        <code>dumb</code> is it's not'. See output from  -e "set
176301301Sdelphij        terminal") for the list of available options. 
177290001Sglebius<div class="node">
178290001Sglebius<p><hr>
179290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-output_002dfile"></a>Next:&nbsp;<a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#plot_005fsummary-exit-status">plot_summary exit status</a>,
180290001SglebiusPrevious:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-plot_002dterm">plot_summary plot-term</a>,
181290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
182290001Sglebius<br>
183290001Sglebius</div>
184290001Sglebius
185290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">output-file option</h4>
186290001Sglebius
187290001Sglebius<p><a name="index-plot_005fsummary_002doutput_002dfile-8"></a>
188290001SglebiusThis is the &ldquo;output file&rdquo; option. 
189290001SglebiusThis option takes a str argument. 
190290001Sglebius        Output file for <code>gnuplot</code>, default to stdout. 
191290001Sglebius<div class="node">
192290001Sglebius<p><hr>
193290001Sglebius<a name="plot_005fsummary-exit-status"></a>Previous:&nbsp;<a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="#plot_005fsummary-output_002dfile">plot_summary output-file</a>,
194290001SglebiusUp:&nbsp;<a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#plot_005fsummary-Invocation">plot_summary Invocation</a>
195290001Sglebius<br>
196290001Sglebius</div>
197290001Sglebius
198290001Sglebius<h4 class="subsection">plot_summary exit status</h4>
199290001Sglebius
200290001Sglebius<p>One of the following exit values will be returned:
201290001Sglebius     <dl>
202290001Sglebius<dt><span class="samp">0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)</span><dd>Successful program execution. 
203290001Sglebius<br><dt><span class="samp">1 (EXIT_FAILURE)</span><dd>The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid. 
204290001Sglebius</dl>
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