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Octave

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: Jan 8 1996
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NAME

octave - A high-level interactive language for numerical computations.

SYNOPSIS

octave [options]

OPTIONS

The complete set of command-line options for octave is available byrunning the command

    octave --help

DESCRIPTION

Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numericalcomputations. It provides a convenient command line interface forsolving linear and nonlinear problems numerically.

DOCUMENTATION

The primary documentation for Octave is written using Texinfo, the GNUdocumentation system, which allows the same source files to be used toproduce on-line and printed versions of the manual.

You can read the on-line copy of the Octave documentation by issuingthe command

    octave:13> help -i

while running Octave interactively, by using the GNU Emacs info mode,or by running standalone programs like info or xinfo.

BUGS

The best way to submit a bug report for Octave is to use the command

     octave:13> bug_report

while running Octave interactively. This will create a template bugreport file and start an editor on that file. Your message will be sent to the bug-octave mailing listonce you are finished editing the template.

If you are unable to use the bug_report command, send your messageto thebug-octaveAATTbevo.che.wisc.edumailing list by some other means. Please read the `Bugs' chapter inthe Octave manual to find out how to submit a bug report that willenable the Octave maintainers to fix the problem.

AUTHOR

John W. EatonDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI 53706USA<jweAATTbevo.che.wisc.edu>

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