gnuplot: unrecognized terminal option

pdf-generation gnuplot
Computer_guy picture Computer_guy · Dec 22, 2012 · Viewed 68.7k times · Source

Can anyone tell me why I get the "unrecognized terminal option" when having

set output "out.pdf"

Is there any package that I need to install for gnuplot 4.4?

Answer

andyras picture andyras · Dec 22, 2012

Have you set the terminal? The command

print GPVAL_TERMINALS

in gnuplot will list all the avialable terminals; if pdfcairo is in the list you should be good to go. In general before setting the output you need to set the terminal, e.g.

set terminal pdf
set output 'out.pdf'

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