xyscan(1)

NAME
xyscan - extract XY data from plot images

SYNOPSIS
xyscan [OPTION] IMAGE
xyscan --help
xyscan -v | --version | --numeric-version

DESCRIPTION
xyscan is a data thief for scientists. The application opens a plot image and helps you calibrate axes and digitize points or curves to obtain XY data and respective errors. You can launch it with an image file, or run one of the informational options to print version/help text and exit.

OPTIONS

-v, --version
    Print a human-readable version string and exit.

--numeric-version
    Print only the numeric version (suitable for scripts) and exit.

--help
    Show a brief help summary and exit.

ARGUMENTS

IMAGE
    Path to a plot image (e.g., PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF). If provided, xyscan opens this file on startup.

EXAMPLES
Start and open an image:

    xyscan myplot.png
Print the numeric version:

    xyscan --numeric-version

EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 on success; non-zero on error.

AUTHORS
Thomas S. Ullrich and the xyscan contributors.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Thomas Ullrich. License: GPL-3.0-or-later. See the accompanying license file for details.

SEE ALSO
xdg-open(1), qt(1)