## Copyright (C) 2005 John W. Eaton
##
## This file is part of Octave.
##
## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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function __setup_plot__ (plotcmd)

  __plot_globals__

  cf = __current_figure__;
  mxi = __multiplot_xi__(cf);
  myi = __multiplot_yi__(cf);

  if (ishold ())
    cmd = __plot_command__{cf}{mxi,myi};
    if (isempty (cmd))
      cmd = plotcmd;
      sep = "";
    else
      sep = ",\\\n";
    endif
    clear_data = false;
  else
    cmd = plotcmd;
    sep = "";
    clear_data = true;
  endif

  __init_plot_vars__ (cmd, sep, clear_data);

endfunction