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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 by running the command

	   octave --help

DESCRIPTION

       Octave  is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations.  It provides a convenient command line interface for solv-
       ing linear and nonlinear problems numerically.

DOCUMENTATION

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

       You can read the on-line copy of the Octave documentation by issuing the 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 bug report file and start an editor on that file.  Your message will be
       sent to the bug-octave mailing list once you are finished editing the template.

       If you are unable to use the bug_report command, send your message to the bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu mailing list by  some  other  means.
       Please  read  the `Bugs' chapter in the Octave manual to find out how to submit a bug report that will enable the Octave maintainers to fix
       the problem.

AUTHOR

       John W. Eaton
       Department of Chemical Engineering
       University of Wisconsin-Madison
       Madison, WI 53706
       USA
       <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>

								    Jan 8 1996								 Octave(1)

OCTAVE(1)                                                     General Commands Manual                                                    OCTAVE(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       octave [options]... [file]

DESCRIPTION

       Octave  is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations.  It provides a convenient command line interface for solv-
       ing linear and nonlinear problems numerically.

OPTIONS

       The complete set of command-line options for octave is available by running the following command from the shell.

           octave --help

DOCUMENTATION

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

       You can read the on-line copy of the Octave documentation by issuing the following command from within octave.

           octave:1> doc

       The  Info  files may also be read with a stand-alone program such as info or xinfo.  HTML, Postscript, or PDF versions of the documentation
       are installed on many systems as well.

BUGS

       The Octave project maintains a bug tracker at http://bugs.octave.org.  Before submitting  a  new  item  please  read  the  instructions  at
       http://www.octave.org/bugs.html on how to submit a useful report.

FILES

       Upon startup Octave looks for four initialization files.  Each file may contain any number of valid Octave commands.

       octave-home/share/octave/site/m/startup/octaverc
              Site-wide  initialization file which changes options for all users.  octave-home is the directory where Octave was installed such as
              /usr/local.

       octave-home/share/octave/version/m/startup/octaverc
              Site-wide initialization file for Octave version version.

       ~/.octaverc
              User's personal initialization file.

       .octaverc
              Project-specific initialization file located in the current directory.

AUTHOR

       John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>

GNU Octave                                                        4 February 2011                                                        OCTAVE(1)