setting the x-axis when plotting convolution in matlab - matlab

i am plotting a convolution in matlab for that purpose i create 2 arrays representing the values of the functions in various points.
x=[1:1000];
c=[1:1000];
t = linspace(-18,18,1000);
for k=1:1000, x(k)=input(t(k));
c(k)=h(t(k));
end;
plot(conv(c,x));
the thing is that it plots the conv against the place of the answer in the array.
i want to plot the conv against the 'n' that will give the value.
plotting against t,c or x from the example above does not give the righ answer. also the plot here is of length 1999.
creating a linspace of length 1999 will plot but it wont give the right answer.
any suggestions?

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