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I'm trying to use gnuplot on my MacBook Air (Mac OS X 10.11.3). I have installed XQuartz by using homebrew after I installed gnuplot (with this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR-GUSkqMCU). But gnuplot did not work and terminal showed: Terminal type is now 'unknown'.

For example, I wanted to plot sin(x) and I got a error message as the following:

gnuplot> plot(sin(x))
WARNING: Plotting with an 'unknown' terminal.
No output will be generated. Please select a terminal with 'set terminal'.
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You need to install DirectX11 and XQuartz. Restart your Mac and Retry.

https://csml-wiki.northwestern.edu/index.php/Binary_versions_of_Gnuplot_for_OS_X:

Binary versions of Gnuplot for OS X/macOS. These are primarily intended for users who normally work on Linux and wish to replicate their tools on a Macintosh.

  • Compiled on OS X 10.11.6 (El Capitan). Confirmed to work also on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra).

  • Prior to installing this, you need to install X11/XQuartz (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/).

  • The versions provided here include the GNU Readline library.

  • In addition to the standard terminals, the PDF terminal is included as well.

  • Simply download the package from one of the links below and install. You can then invoke gnuplot from a terminal window via /usr/local/bin/gnuplot

  • Currently available versions:

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