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function semilogy (...)

  ## usage: semilogy (x, y)
  ##        semilogy (x1, y1, x2, y2, ...)
  ##        semilogy (x, y, fmt)
  ##
  ## Make a 2D plot of y versus x using a log scale for the x axis. 
  ##
  ## See the help message for the plot command for a description of how
  ## the arguments are interpreted. 
  ##
  ## See also: plot, semilogx, loglog, polar, mesh, contour, bar, stairs,
  ##           gplot, gsplot, replot, xlabel, ylabel, title 

  set nologscale x;
  set logscale y;
  set nopolar;

  plot_int ("semilogy", all_va_args);

endfunction