GBDIST(1)

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version 6.3 · 2 versions
  • 6.3 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 6.0 · ubuntu jammy
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 gbdist(1) — user commands, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, welcome to gbdist, a lil command that lives in the User Commands section of your manual (section 1, iykyk) and does exactly one thing but does it flawlessly. no cap. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

gbdist — produce cumulative distribution from data. that's it. that's the whole job. and she ate. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gbdist [options]

no file arguments, no drama, just options. the data comes in through stdin like a good little pipe. 🎀

🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so here's the vibe: gbdist computes the empirical probability distribution function, which is

F(x_k) = k/N

where x_k is the k-th ordered observation — meaning that k-1 observations are smaller then x_k, and n-k are larger — and N is the sample size.

that's it. she sorts your numbers, counts them, and hands you the cumulative curve. lowkey iconic. 👑

🫶 OPTIONS 🫶

  • -r — print the right cumulated distribution function, i.e. 1-F(x) instead of plain F(x). flip it and reverse it. 🔄
  • -i — print multiple points for identical observations. so if the same value shows up five times, bestie gets five points, not one. ✨
  • -t — print the distribution for each column of input separately. every column gets its own moment in the spotlight. 🌟
  • -F — specify the input fields separators (default " \t"). yes that's a space and a tab, exactly like that. 🎯
  • -v — verbose mode. she starts talking. we love a chatty queen. 💬
  • -h — this help. a little "hey bestie here's what I do". 🙈

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Written by Giulio Bottazzi. the mastermind. the moment. the legend. 👑

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug? 😭 do NOT suffer in silence, tell the group chat:

Copyright © 2001-2018 Giulio Bottazzi

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 2) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

⚠️ okay real talk for a sec: this program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. like, fr fr, no promises. see the GNU General Public License for more details. 💖

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🌈 this one's from gbdist 6.3, dated March 2022, and it's filed under GBDIST(1). go forth and cumulate. periodt. 💅✨🦋🌸🎀

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