The PLplot Plotting Library: Programmer's Reference Manual
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### `plstart`: Initialization

`plstart` (device, nx, ny);

Alternative to `plstar` for initializing the plotting package. The ``device`` name keyword for the desired output device must be supplied as an argument. The device keywords are the same as those printed out by `plstar`. If the requested device is not available, or if the input string is empty or begins with ``?'', the prompted startup of `plstar` is used. This routine also divides the output device into ``nx`` by ``ny`` subpages, each of which may be used independently. The subroutine `pladv` is used to advance from one subpage to the next.

`device` (`const char *`, input) Device name (keyword) of the required output device. If NULL or if the first character is a ``?'', the normal (prompted) startup is used. `nx` (`PLINT`, input) Number of subpages to divide output page in the horizontal direction. `ny` (`PLINT`, input) Number of subpages to divide output page in the vertical direction.

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