The K Desktop Environment

Chapter 3. Using Kpl

3.1. Command Line Options

3.1.1. Specify a File

When starting Kpl from the command prompt, you can supply the names of one or more plot or data files (either local filenames or URLs):
 % kpl [filenames ...]

In case of activated setting Autoplot, the graphical presentation is displayed immediately.

When in addition Autofit is activated, in case of a data file also a parameter fit to a function is automatically performed and the function is displayed, too.

3.1.2. Other Command Line Options

The following command line help options are available

kpl --help

This lists the most basic options available at the command line.

kpl --help-qt

This lists the options available for changing the way Kpl interacts with Qt.

kpl --help-kde

This lists the options available for changing the way Kpl interacts with KDE.

kpl --help-all

This lists all of the command line options.

kpl --author

Lists Kpl's author in the terminal window

kpl --version

Lists version information for Qt, KDE, and Kpl. Also available through kpl -v