Newhistogram

More than one set of histograms can appear in a single plot. In this case you can force a gap between them, and a separate label for each set, by using the plot command newhistogram { "title" } { 5#5linestyle6#6 }. For example

     set style histogram  cluster
     plot newhistogram "Set A", 'a' using 1, '' using 2, '' using 3, \
          newhistogram "Set B", 'b' using 1, '' using 2, '' using 3

The labels "Set A" and "Set B" will appear beneath the respective sets of histograms, under the overall x axis label.

The newhistogram command can also be used to force histogram coloring to begin with a specific color (linetype). By default colors will continue to increment successively even across histogram boundaries. Here is an example using the same coloring for multiple histograms

     plot newhistogram "Set A" lt 4, 'a' using 1, '' using 2, '' using 3, \
          newhistogram "Set B" lt 4, 'b' using 1, '' using 2, '' using 3