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-set terminal pdfcairo
-set output "novae.pdf"
-set format xy "%g"
-
-separate=0
-
-x=1
-y=2
-
-set xlabel "Time/Myr"
-set ylabel "M_{WD}"
-set key bottom right
-
-if(separate==1){set output "novae1.pdf"}
-plot  "/tmp/novae1.dat" u x:y w l title "individual novae", "/tmp/novae0.dat" u x:y w l title "time-averaged"
-
-set xrange[600:650]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae2.pdf"}
-replot
-set xrange[600:610]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae3.pdf"}
-replot
-set xrange[600:601]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae4.pdf"}
-replot
-
-y=3
-set xrange[*:*]
-set logscale y
-set yrange[1e-7:1.0]
-set ylabel "timestep/Myr"
-if(separate==1){set output "novae5.pdf"}
-replot
-
-y=4
-unset logscale y
-set yrange[*:*]
-set ylabel "R_{2}/RL_{2}"
-if(separate==1){set output "novae6.pdf"}
-replot
-
-y=5
-set ylabel "M_{2}/M_{sun}"
-if(separate==1){set output "novae7.pdf"}
-replot
-
-y=6
-set ylabel "R_{2}/R_{sun}"
-if(separate==1){set output "novae8.pdf"}
-replot
-
-y=7
-set ylabel "Mdot_{2}/(M_{sun} yr^{-1})"
-if(separate==1){set output "novae9.pdf"}
-replot
-set xrange[600:650]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae10.pdf"}
-replot
-set xrange[600:610]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae11.pdf"}
-replot
-set xrange[600:601]
-if(separate==1){set output "novae12.pdf"}
-replot
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