Animation
set loopdim
    
Sets dimension to animate
set loopincr
   
Sets looping increment
set looping
    
Turns on animation when fewer than three dimesions are varying
set dbuff
      
Turns on/off double buffer mode
swap
           
Swaps buffers when in double buffer mode
Axis Labeling
draw xlab
       
Draws an X-axis label
draw ylab
       
Draws a Y-axis label
set vrange
     
Sets the range of values for Y-axis scaling
set vrange2
    
Sets the range of values for X-axis scaling
set xaxis
      
Specifies where the labeled tick marks will be placed on the X-axis
set xflip
      
Flips the order of the horizontal axis
set xlab
       
Controls the format of X-axis tick mark labels
set xlabs
      
Gives specific text for X-axis labels
set xlevs
      
Specifies each individual labeled tick mark for the X-axis
set xlint
      
Specifies the interval between labeled tick marks on the X-axis
set xlopts
     
Controls X-axis label options
set xlpos
      
Controls position of X-axis labels
set xyrev
      
Reverses the X and Y axes on a plot
set yaxis
      
Specifies where the labeled tick marks will be placed on the Y-axis
set yflip
      
Flips the order of the vertical axis
set ylab
       
Controls the format of Y-axis tick mark labels
set ylabs
      
Gives specific text for Y-axis labels
set ylevs
      
Specifies each individual labeled tick mark for the Y-axis
set ylint
      
Specifies the interval between labeled tick marks on the Y-axis
set ylopts
     
Controls Y-axis label options
set ylpos
      
Controls position of Y-axis labels
set zlog
       
Sets log scaling of the Z dimension
Bar Graphs
set barbase
    
Sets the reference point for bar graphs
set bargap
     
Sets the gap between bars for bar graphs
set baropts
    
Sets characteristics of bars for bar graphs
set gxout bar
 
Graphics output type for bar graphs
set gxout errbar
 
Graphics output type to show error bars
Color Control
set fgvals
     
Assigns a color to a particular value; used with set gxout fgrid
set lfcols
     
set rbcols
     
Specifies a new rainbow color sequence
set rbrange
    
Assigns a range of values to rainbow colors
set rgb
        
Defines a new color
set wxcols
     
Controls color of weather symbols
Contour Settings
set annot
      
Sets the color and thickness for the axis border, axis labels, and tickmarks.
set black
      
Specifies a range of values for which no contours will be drawn
set ccolor
     
Specifies the color of the plotted contours
set ccols
      
Assigns specific colors for each contour level
set cint
       
Sets the contour interval
set clab
       
Controls contour labels
set clevs
      
Sets specific contour levels
set clopts
     
Contour label options
set clskip
     
Sets the number of contour lines to skip when labelling
set cmax
       
Contours not drawn above this value
set cmin
       
Contours not drawn below this value
set csmooth
    
Interpolates the grid to a finer resolution before contouring
set cstyle
     
Sets the contour line style
set cterp
      
Turns on/off spline smoothing
set cthick
     
Sets contour line thickness
Display Controls
clear
          
Clears the display window and resets many graphics options
display
        
Draws a plot
reset
          
Returns GrADS settings to default state with some exceptions
set background
 
Sets background color
set clip
       
Sets the coordinates for clipping the plot area
set cmark
      
Sets the type of line marker
set display
    
Sets the mode of display
set frame
      
Draws a frame around plot borders
set gridln
     
Controls appearance of grid lines; used with set gxout grid
set gxout
      
Sets a graphics output type
set line
       
Sets line attributes
set missconn
   
Connects plots lines over missing data
set parea
      
Specifies the area for plotting contour plots, maps, or line graphs
set vpage
      
Sets dimensions of the virtual page
set xsize
      
Resizes the graphics display window
Data and Image Output
disable fwrite
 
Closes output file containing gridded data
disable print
  
Closes output file containing images in metacode format
enable print
   
Opens output file containing images in metacode format
gxeps
          
Converts GrADS metacode format image files into postscript
gxps
           
Converts GrADS metacode format image files into postscript
gxtran
         
Displays GrADS metacode format image files
outxwd
         
Copies the contents of the display window into a file in XWD format
print
          
Copies the contents of display window to a file in a metacode format
printim
        
Copies the contents of display window to a file in PNG or GIF format
set fwrite
     
Sets filename, byte ordering, and format for data output
set gxout fwrite
 
Graphics output type for writing data to file
wi
             
Dumps the contents of the display window into a file in a variety of formats
Dimension Environment
set x
          
Specifies the X-dimension in grid coordinates
set y
          
Specifies the Y-dimension in grid coordinates
set z
          
Specifies the Z-dimension in grid coordinates
set t
          
Specifies the T-dimension in grid coordinates
set lon
        
Specifies the X-dimension in world coordinates
set lat
        
Specifies the Y-dimension in world coordinates
set lev
        
Specifies the Z-dimension in world coordinates
set time
       
Specifies the T-dimension in world coordinates
File I/O
close
          
Closes a GrADS data file
open
           
Opens a GrADS data file
reinit
         
Returns GrADS to its initial state
exec
           
Executes the list of GrADS commands contained in a file
run
            
Runs a GrADS script
sdfopen
        
Opens a NetCDF of HDF-SDS file that conforms to the COARDS conventions
xdfopen
        
Opens a NetCDF of HDF-SDS file that does not conform to the COARDS conventions
set dfile
      
Changes default file
set imprun
     
Sets up automatic script execution before every display command
GrADS-User Interface
grads
          
Starts the GrADS program
help
           
Lists a few basic GrADS commands
query
          
Returns information about a variety of aspects of the current GrADS session
quit
           
Quits GrADS
set datawarn
   
Prints "Entire Grid Undefined" in display window if all data are missing
set stat
       
Turns on/off printing of statistical information for each display
set warn
       
Turns on/off messages about the progress of certain mathematical operations
!shell
         
Sends a command to the shell
Graphical Elements
draw line
       
Draws a line
draw mark
       
Draws a mark
draw polyf
      
Draws a filled polygon
draw rec
        
Draws a rectangle
draw recf
       
Draws a filled rectangle
draw wxsym
      
Draws a weather symbol
GRIB Utilities
gribmap
        
Creates a map of data sets in GRIB format
gribscan
       
Extracts grid info from data sets in GRIB format
Map Settings
draw map        
Draws a map outline
set grid
       
Sets characteristics of displayed grid lines
set map
        
Sets map background characteristics
set mpdraw
     
Turns on/off drawing of map background
set mpdset
     
Sets the resolution of the coastal outline
set mproj
      
Sets current map projection
set mpt
        
Controls map background characteristics
set mpvals
     
Sets reference longitudes and latitudes for polar stereographic plots
set poli
       
Turns on/off the drawing of political boundaries
Plot Annotation and Labeling
draw string
     
Draws a string anywhere on the page
draw title
      
Draws a title centered over a plot
set dignum
     
Sets the number of significant digits after the decimal point
set digsiz
     
Sets the size of plotted numbers
set font
       
Selects the font for text display
set grads
      
Turns on/off the GrADS logo in each plot
set string
     
Sets string drawing attributes
set strsiz
     
Sets the string character size
set timelab
    
Turns on/off display of the time label
set tlsupp
     
Suppresses the annotation of the year and/or month in date/time labels
Station Data
collect
        
Saves station data in memory as a set
set mdlopts
    
set wxopt
      
Controls weather symbol output; used with set gxout wxsym
set stid
       
Turns on/off display of the station ID next to the data values
set stnprint
   
Controls printing of station data values; used with set gxout stat
stnmap
         
Writes out a hash table and/or link list information for station data
Variables
define
         
Creates a new GrADS variable that is loaded into memory
modify
         
Defines a climatological variable
set defval
     
Interactively modifies grid point values for 2-D defined variables
undefine
       
Frees the memory used by a defined variable
Vectors
set arrlab
     
Toggles drawing the vector arrow label
set arrowhead
  
Sets the size of the vector arrowhead
set arrscl
     
Specifies arrow length scaling
set gxout vector
  
Graphics output type for vector plots
set hempref
    
Controls wind barb drawing conventions
set strmden
    
Sets density of streamlines; used with set gxout stream
Widgets
draw button     
Draws a button widget
redraw button   
Resets a button widget on/off
draw dropmenu   
Draws a dropmenu widget
set button
     
Specifies the color characteristics of a button widget
set dialog
     
Sets color properties of dialog box widgets
set dropmenu
   
Sets color properties of dropmenu widgets
set rband
      
Sets characteristics for the 'rubber band' widget