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  <td><br><h2>processdata prefab</h2></td>
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  Version 2.33 Jun'06
     </small><br><a href="../doc/prefabs.html">Prefabs</a>
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.TH processdata_prefab PL "02-JUN-2006   PL ploticus.sourceforge.net"

.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fCcat mydata | pl -prefab processdata action=rotate\fR
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\fCpl -prefab processdata data=mydata action=count fields="2 3"\fR

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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fCprocessdata\fR is a 
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that allows ploticus to operate as a data processing filter, to perform
various manipulations, such as summations.  The result data is written 
to standard output.  No plotting is done.
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The various manipulations that can be done are described on the
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\0proc processdata man page
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under the \fBaction\fR attribute.

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.SH PARAMETERS

.IP \0
The only
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supported are \fBdata\fR, and the parameters pertaining to the data file.
By default, \fBdata\fR is \fC-\fR (read from standard input).

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\fBaction\fR is the data manipulation action to be performed.  This parameter is mandatory.
See the
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\fBaction\fR attribute for allowable actions and the descriptions.

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\fBfields\fR specifies one or more
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\0data fields
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to be involved in the operation.

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