XSPEC Quick Look Guide


         Help                                    Plotting

  help      -  help on commands   plot  <option> - make a plot 
  modelhlp  -  help on models     iplot <option> - interactive plot
                                  hardcopy       - hardcopy of plot
                                  cpd            - set plot device
                                  setplot group  - group datasets
       The Data                   setplot rebin  - bin up data for plotting
                                  setplot com    - add PLT command to stack
  data   - read in spectra        setplot del    - remove PLT command
  back   - change background      setplot list   - list PLT command stack
  resp   - change response        
  corf   - change correction file        
  ignore - ignore channels               
  notice - notice channels                   Plot options
                                          
                                      data  - counts vs. channel
       The Model                      ecda  - counts vs. energy
                                      res   - residuals vs. channel
  model   - define model              ecr   - residuals vs. energy
  newpar  - set parameters            chis  - chisq vs. channel
  freeze  - freeze parameters         echi  - chisq vs. energy
  thaw    - thaw parameters           model - model (photons vs. energy)
  addcomp - add model component       ufsp  - deconvolved data
  delcomp - remove model component    cont  - chisq contour (after step)
                                      ratio - data/model vs. channel
                                      erat  - data/model vs. energy
       Comparing                      eff   - detector efficiency vs. 
                                              energy
                                    
  fit    - fit model to data          
  uncert - find error bounds                 Miscellaneous   
  stat   - change fit statistic          
  step   - step parameters              log   - write log file
                                        hist  - write history file
                                        show  - show status
         Fluxes                         save  - save setup to file
                                        dump  - dump model and data
  flux   - flux from model              chat  - set chatter level
  eqw    - equivalent width             reex  - redo old commands
  dummy  - set dummy energy ranges      exit  - exit
                                        quit  - exit


                          Other programs
                                               
                     rdpha    - read pha file                    
                     rdrsp    - read response file               
                     chanpha  - change pha file                  
                     rdhis    - read history file
                     xplot    - plot history file