How to use gnuplot without X11 forwarding?

Question

I would like to use gnuplot of a remote pc (under linux) with the help of sftp, but the following error message is thrown:

gnuplot: unable to open display ''
gnuplot: X11 aborted.

Could anybody help me how to use gnuplot without X11 forwarding?

Why are you using sftp? Why not use ssh and include X forwarding if you are using linux? — matt
– matt, Commented May 1, 2017 at 16:19
Only reason not to would be lack of access to /etc/ssh/sshd_config and being unable to set X11Forwarding yes and restart ssh. — David C. Rankin
– David C. Rankin, Commented May 1, 2017 at 16:22
Stack Overflow is a site for programming and development questions. This question appears to be off-topic because it is not about programming or development. See What topics can I ask about here in the Help Center. Perhaps Super User or Unix & Linux Stack Exchange would be a better place to ask. — jww
– jww, Commented Jun 30, 2017 at 22:01

matt · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-01 16:17:49Z

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You won't be able to display a window, but you can set the terminal to be something else.

set term png
set out "test.png"
plot sin(x)
set out

That will plot sin(x) to a png file.

answered May 1, 2017 at 16:17

matt

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Most likely, set term eps and there are a bunch of options. Also just set term will show you a list of terminals.

Thank you for your help! This is which I was curious of.