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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/spline.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/spline.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..206162b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/spline.1 @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +.TH SPLINE 1 +.CT 1 numbers graphics +.SH NAME +spline \- fit a curve +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B spline +[ +.I option ... +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Spline +is a filter that interpolates extra points in an +input list suitable for +.IR graph (1). +It is useful for making +smooth-looking curves with +.I graph +or with +.I grap (1). +.PP +The following options are recognized, +each as a separate argument. +.TP +.B -a +Similar to +.IR graph (1). +Supply abscissas automatically; no +.IR x -values +appear in the input. +Spacing is given by the next +argument (default 1). +A second optional argument is the starting point for +automatic abscissas (default 0, +or the lower limit given by +.BR -x ). +.TP +.B -x +Similar to +.I graph. +Next 1 (or 2) arguments are lower (and upper) +.I x +limits. +Normally these quantities are determined automatically. +.TP +.B -k +The constant +.I k +used in the boundary value computation +.IP +.if n .ig +.EQ +y sub 0 sup {prime prime}~=~ky sub 1 sup {prime prime} , ~~~ +y sub n sup {prime prime}~=~ky sub n-1 sup {prime prime} , ~~~ +.EN +.. +.if t .ig +.ce +(2nd deriv. at end) = k*(2nd deriv. next to end) +.. +.IP +is set by the next argument. +(Default +.I k += 0.) +.TP +.B -n +Space output points +so that approximately +.I n +intervals occur between the lower and upper +.I x +limits. +(Default +.I n += 100.) +.TP +.B -p +Make output periodic, i.e. match +derivatives at ends. +First and last input values should normally agree. +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR graph (1), +.IR grap (1), +.IR port (3) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +When data are not strictly monotone in +.I x, +.I spline +simply reproduces its input. +.SH BUGS +.I Spline +quietly discards points after the first 1000. +.br +.I Spline's +curves exhibit the classic ills of piecewise cubics. |
