1 PLOT
 Invokes the PLOT Utility to queue your file for plotting.  This utility
 allows one to plot a file on any "geographically convenient" plotter,
 without having  to know its physical connectivity to the ACS network.
 
 Format:
 
          PLOT  file-spec
2 Parameters

 file-spec

 Specifies the name of the file to be plotted.  Unlike PRT, PLOT does
 not supply a default file type.  Therefore you must specify both the
 file name and the file type.
 
 The maximum length of the file-spec is 128 characters.  Files with
 longer specifications are truncated to 128 characters.
 
2 Qualifiers
/ACCOUNT

    /ACCOUNT=account_name

 Specifies an account name string.  Unless the destination device
 requires you to specify this information, it may be omitted.

/CODE

    /CODE=code_type

 Specifies what kind of code the specified file contains.

      o  DVI         - TeX DVI file
      o  POSTSCRIPT  - PostScript page description language
      o  PRINTRONIX  - Printronix graphics code
      o  QMS         - Talaris QMS code
      o  TEK4109     - Tektronix 4109 code
      o  TEK4510     - Tektronix 4510 code
      o  ZETA        - Zeta plot codes
      o  ZETA887     - Zeta 887 plot code  (this is the SAS driver name)
      o  ZET1453x    - Zeta 1453 plot code (this is the SAS driver name)

/COPIES
 
    /COPIES=n
 
 Specifies the number of copies to produce.  Any number of copies, from 1
 through 32, may be specified.  By default, PLOT produces a single copy
 of the graph.
 
/DELETE
 
    /DELETE
    /NODELETE    (Default)
 
 Controls whether the files are to deleted after plotting.  The system
 should delete the file after it finishes with it.  Because the file
 may not be plotted immediately, you should not delete the file yourself
 unless you have already picked up your plot and the file still remains.
 
/EQUIPMENT
 
    /EQUIPMENT=equipment-type
 
 Specifies the type of equipment to be used.  This qualifer distinguishes
 between plotters at sites that have more than one kind of plotter.  For
 example, there is a Zeta plotter and a Tektronix thermal wax plotter
 located at the Academic Computer Center.  By using this qualifier, you
 can direct your file to one device or the other.  The default for the
 EQUIPMENT is the default output device for the site, which may not be a
 valid plotting device.  In that case, PLOT would issue an error message
 indicating that a bad device was specified.
 
 Valid with all qualifiers except /NODE and /QUEUE.
 
/FORMS
 
    /FORMS=forms-code
 
 Specifies the forms code for the paper on which the file(s) are to be
 plotted.  The forms code must be valid for the specified plotter.
 Many devices make no use of the forms codes, and so specification is
 not necessary.
 
/HC
 
    /HC=handling-code
 
 Specifies the handling code for your job.  If possible, the handling
 code will appear on the banner of your output.
 
/NODE
 
    /NODE=node-name
 
 Specifies the name of the network node to which the file is to be sent.
 This allows you to direct files to a plotter on a specific host.  If
 /NODE is specified, no further checking is done on the local host, and
 the file and all the command parameters are passed on to the destination
 node for disposition.
 
 Valid with all except the /SITE, /EQUIPMENT, and /UNIT qualifiers.
  
/PENx

    /PENx[=(attribute[,...])]
    /NOPENx

    x ranges from 1 to 8, thus /PEN1 to /PEN8

  Defines a pen by its attributes: the color, type, and size.  If the
  selected plotting device does not use pens, then the specifications
  are ignored.

  The pen is defined by keywords that must be separated with commas
  and enclosed in parentheses.  If no attributes are specifed, then
  default values are used.


  Keywords  

  COLOR:color-code   Specifies the color of the pen.

  TYPE:pen-type      Specifies the type of pen to use.  Valid pen
                     types are: NYLON and INK.

  SIZE:pen-size      Specifies the width of the pen.  Interpretation
                     of this field depends upon the pen type.  Valid
                     sizes, based on pen types, are:

                        FINE      - for Nylon pens
                        WIDE      - for Nylon pens

                        .n        - for Ink pens
                                    where n = millimeter diameter

/PLOTTERS
 
    /PLOTTERS[=file-spec]
 
 Instructs PLOT to output a list of the currently known virtual devices
 to the file "file-spec."  If no filename is specified, then the list is
 written to the current output device (which is usually assigned to the
 terminal).  No file is plotted.

 When this qualifier is used, only the /QUEUE, /SITE, /EQUIPMENT, and
 /UNIT qualifiers are honored.
 
/QUEUE
 
    /QUEUE=queue-name
 
 Indicates to PLOT the name of the queue in which the file is to be
 inserted.  This qualifer may be used in conjunction with the NODE
 qualifier to direct the plot file to a specified queue on a particular
 node.
 
 Valid with all qualifiers except /SITE, /EQUIPMENT, and /UNIT.
 
/RESOLUTION

    /RESOLUTION=n

 Specifies the resolution of the input plot file.  This value is only
 valid for Zeta plot files, and is currently used if and only if the
 destination device is the Apple LaserWriter.

/SITE
 
    /SITE=site-name
 
 Specifies the site where the plotter is located.  Usually this will be
 the name of a building.
 
 Valid with all qualifiers except /NODE and /QUEUE.
 
/UN
 
    /UN=usernumber
 
Passes the "usernumber" to the remote node to be used in validating an
alternate ID field.  This is used only by the Cyber.
 
/UNIT
 
    /UNIT=unit-number
 
 Specifies which unit should be used of a particular type of EQUIPMENT
 at a particular SITE to use.  Using Savery as an example, this qualifer
 could specify which of the two Printronix plotters to use.
 
 Valid with all qualifiers except /NODE and /QUEUE.
 
/VERSION

    /VERSION

 This qualifier directs PLOT to tell you what version of the PLOT utility
 is being used.  As with the /PLOTTERS qualifier, no file is plotter when
 this qualifier is used.

2 Defaults
 
 If none of the optional qualifiers are given, then PLOT will assign the
 following default values to each one:
 
  /COPIES    - one copy per file.
  /DELETE    - /NODELETE is the default.
  /EQUIPMENT - The first device in the table for the site (and system).
  /FORMS     - Default forms code for the specified device.
  /QUEUE     - The result of the defaults for system, site, device, and
               unit.
  /SITE      - The first site in the table for the system.  See the
               /PLOTTERS display.
  /UN        - None.
  /UNIT      - The first unit in the table for the device (and site).
2 Pen_defaults

 This table contains the default pen attributes used if you do not
 change them.
 
      Pen      Color      Type       Size
      ----     -----      ----       ----
      PEN1     BLACK      NYLON      FINE
      PEN2     BLUE       NYLON      FINE
      PEN3     RED        NYLON      FINE
      PEN4     GREEN      NYLON      FINE
      PEN5     YELLOW     NYLON      FINE
      PEN6     ORANGE     NYLON      FINE
      PEN7     BROWN      NYLON      FINE
      PEN8     BLACK      NYLON      WIDE
2 Examples
 
     o To get a list of the currently available devices (not all of
       which are plotters):
 
         $ PLOT /PLOTTERS
 
     o To PLOT a TeX DVI file on the Xerox 4050 printer
 
         $ PLOT filename.DVI /QUEUE=XEROX /CODE=DVI

     o To PLOT a Zeta plot file on the Apple LaserWriter
 
         $ PLOT file-spec /QUEUE=ALW /CODE=ZETA
