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 When `gnuplot` (Note: gnuplot ) is run, it looks for an initialization file
 to load.  This file is called `.gnuplot` on Unix and AmigaOS systems, and
 `GNUPLOT.INI` on other systems.  If this file is not found in the current
 directory, the program will look for it in the home directory (under AmigaOS,
 Atari(single)TOS, MS-DOS and OS/2, the environment variable `gnuplot` should
 contain the name of this directory).  Note: if NOCWDRC is defined during the
 installation, `gnuplot` will not read from the current directory.

 If the initialization file is found, `gnuplot` executes the commands in it.
 These may be any legal `gnuplot` commands, but typically they are limited to
 setting the terminal and defining frequently-used functions or variables.