% Script File: ShowTicks
% How to set and label axis ticks.

  close all
  x = linspace(0,4*pi);
  y = sin(x);
  plot(x,y)
  axis([0 4*pi -1.2 1.2])
  
% Define x-ticks and their labels..
  set(gca,'xTick',0:pi/2:4*pi)
  set(gca,'xTickLabel',{'0', ' ', 'pi', ' ', '2pi', ' ', '3pi', ' ', '4pi'})
  
% Define y-ticks and let them be auto-labelled...
  set(gca,'yTick',-1:.5:1)
  
  grid on
  shg