    set terminal pdf
    plot "data-simple" using 1:2 with lines, \
         "data-simple" using 1:3 with linespoints

    # simple plotting
    plot '2col.dat'                                # assumes col1=x, col2=y; shows '+' at data points
    plot '2col.dat' with lines                     # connect points with a line

    # plot a subset of the data
    plot[1:5] '2col.dat' with linespoints          # plot the first 5 elements

    # add a title to your line
    plot '2col.dat' with lines title 'my curve'    # this is really the line-title in the legend

    # map the columns to the x- and y-axes
    plot '2col.dat' using 1:2                      # 1=x, 2=y (this is the default)
    plot '2col.dat' using 2:1                      # 2=x, 1=y (reverse the graph)

    # abbreviations
    plot '2col.csv' u 1:2 w l title 'Squared'      # 'u' - using, 'w l' - with lines

    set title 'Hello, world'                       # plot title
    set xlabel 'Time'                              # x-axis label
    set ylabel 'Distance'                          # y-axis label

    # labels
    set label "boiling point" at 10, 212

    # key/legend
    set key top right
    set key box
    set key left bottom
    set key bmargin
    set key 0.01,100

    set nokey     # no key

    # arrow
    set arrow from 1,1 to 5,10

    set multiplot                       # multiplot mode (prompt changes to 'multiplot')
    set size 1, 0.5

    set origin 0.0,0.5
    plot sin(x), log(x)

    set origin 0.0,0.0
    plot sin(x), log(x), cos(x)

    unset multiplot                     # exit multiplot mode (prompt changes back to 'gnuplot')

    plot sin(x) title 'Sine Function', tan(x) title 'Tangent'

    plot sin(x)
    plot sin(x)/x

    plot 'bp-hr.dat' u 1:2 w lp t 'systolic', 'bp-hr.dat' u 1:3 w lp t 'diastolic', 'bp-hr.dat' u 1:4 w lp t 'heartrate'

    set terminal postscript color noenhanced ##setting the term
    set output "multiple_files.ps"

    set key center ##legend placement

    plot [1:5][1:120] \
        for [i = 1:3] "file_".i.".dat" \
        pointsize 1.3 linecolor i+4 \
        title "file\_".i.".dat" \
        with linespoints

    file_name(n) = sprintf("file_%d.dat", n)
    plot for[i = 1:N] file_name(i) title file_name(i)

    # data blocks
    $Mydata << EOD
    11 22 33 first line of data
    44 55 66 second line of data
    # comments work just as in a data file
    77 88 99
    EOD
    stats $Mydata using 1:3
    plot $Mydata using 1:3 with points, $Mydata using 1:2 with impulses

    print '`hostname -s`: '."`hostname -s`"

    style1 = "lines lt 4 lw 2"
    style2 = "points lt 3 pt 5 ps 2"
    range1 = "using 1:3"
    range2 = "using 1:5"
    plot "foo" @range1 with @style1, "bar" @range2 with @style2

    v=0
    if (v%2) {
        print "2"
    } else if (v%3) {
        print "3"
    } else {
        print "fred"
    }

    v=v+1; if (v%2) print "2" ; else if (v%3) print "3"; else print "fred"

    do for [N=1:5] {
        plot func(N, x)
        pause -1
    }