[R] Changing steps on a graphic axes

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Keith Jones wrote:

> I would like to tell R what increments to put the tick marks on an
> axes, e.g. xlim=seq(-5,5,1).
>
> I know that will not work.  xlim will only except the beginning and
> end of the range for the axes.

Consult the rest of ?par, especially 'xaxp' and 'lab'.  You may find it 
easier to omit the axis (see 'xaxt') and plot it yourself with axis().

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