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\name{plot}
\title{X-Y Plotting}
\usage{
%-- this is not really ok:  plot(x , ...)  is now the GENERIC function
plot(x, y, xlim=range(x), ylim=range(y), type="p",
        main, xlab, ylab, \dots)
plot(y ~ x, \dots)
}
\alias{plot}
\arguments{
\item{x,y}{the coordinates of points in the plot.
Alternatively, a single plotting structure can
be provided.}
\item{xlim,ylim}{the ranges to be encompased by the x and y axes.}
\item{type}{what type of plot should be drawn.
  Possible types are
  \itemize{
    \item\code{"p"} for \bold{p}oints,
    \item\code{"l"} for \bold{l}ines,
    \item\code{"b"} for \bold{b}oth, \code{"o"} for both "\bold{o}verplotted",
    \item\code{"h"} for "\bold{h}istogram" like vertical lines,
    \item\code{"s"} for \bold{s}teps,
    \item\code{"S"} for other \bold{s}teps,
    and
    \item\code{"n"} for no plotting.
  }
}
\item{main}{an overall title for the plot.}
\item{xlab}{a title for the x axis.}
\item{ylab}{a title for the y axis.}
\item{\dots}{graphical parameters can be given as arguments to \code{plot}.}
}
\description{
Generic function for plotting of \R objects.
For more details about the graphical parameter arguments, see \code{\link{par}}.

A longer description will go here eventually.
}
\seealso{
  \code{\link{plot.default}}, \code{\link{plot.formula}} and other
  methods; \code{\link{points}}, \code{\link{lines}}, \code{\link{par}}.
}
\examples{
data(cars)
plot(cars)
lines(lowess(cars))
}
\keyword{hplot}