diff --git a/lib/uplot/command.rb b/lib/uplot/command.rb
index 2112b4c..6732b05 100644
--- a/lib/uplot/command.rb
+++ b/lib/uplot/command.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ module Uplot
       main_parser            = create_parser
       parsers                = Hash.new { |h, k| h[k] = create_parser }
       parsers['hist']        .on('--nbins VAL', Numeric) { |v| @params[:nbins] = v }
-      parsers['histogram']   = parsers['hist']
+      parsers['histogram'] = parsers['hist']
+      parsers['line']        .on('-x', '--xlim VAL', String) { |v| @params[:xlim] = get_lim(v) }
       parsers['lineplot']    = parsers['line']
       parsers['lineplots']   = parsers['lines']
       parsers['scatterplot'] = parsers['scatter']
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ module Uplot
       UnicodePlot.histogram(series, **@params.compact)
     end
 
+    def get_lim(str)
+      str.split(/-|:|\.\./)[0..1].map(&:to_f)
+    end
+
     def line(data, headers)
       if data.size == 1
         @params[:name] ||= headers[0] if headers