A pseudo file ‘+’ is used to FILL the area between TWO curves.
The option ‘filledcurves’ closed is used.
The following example demonstrates the PROCESS. The two curves are F(x) and g(x). f(x)=cos(x) g(x)=sin(x) XMAX=pi/4 set xrange [0:xmax] plot '+' using 1:(f($1)):(g($1)) with filledcurves closed