DEVICE Device -- Set plot device Parameter: Device -- Name of a PGPLOT device. In general these names are dependent upon the version of PGPLOT in use. Enter '?' and then you will be given a list when it comes to time to plot. Examples are '/xs' for an x-server window, '/ps' for a landscape postscipt (called pgplot.ps) or 'plot.ps/ps' for a particular name. There are also two special options: 'prompt' -- means that you will be prompted for the device at every plot. 'last' -- retrieves the plot device set before the current one (useful for switching from hard and soft devices). DEVICE does not try to open the device in question, and thus you will only find out whether it is possible to do so when you plot. This prevents the creation of small plot files and the clearing of the screen until a plot is made. In the latest version of PGPLOT it is possible to have more than one plot device open at once. Some routines use this to create independent plots where it would not be appropriate to overplot on the current device.Related commands: close , pclose
This command belongs to the class: display