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Example datafile
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This example plots the data in the file <TT>"</TT>population.dat<TT>"</TT> and a theoretical
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pop(x) = 103*exp((1965-x)/10)
plot [1960:1990] 'population.dat', pop(x)
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The file <TT>"</TT>population.dat<TT>"</TT> might contain:
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# Gnu population in Antarctica since 1965
1965 103
1970 55
1975 34
1980 24
1985 10
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