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1 .\" Man page for Octave |
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3 .\" Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton |
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21 .\" |
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22 .TH Octave 1 "Jan 8 1996" |
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23 .LO 1 |
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24 .SH NAME |
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25 octave \- A high-level interactive language for numerical computations. |
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26 .SH SYNOPSIS |
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27 .nf |
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28 octave [options] |
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29 .fi |
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30 .SH OPTIONS |
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31 The complete set of command-line options for octave is available by |
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32 running the command |
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33 .nf |
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34 |
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35 octave --help |
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36 |
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37 .fi |
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38 .SH DESCRIPTION |
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39 Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical |
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40 computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for |
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41 solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically. |
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42 .SH DOCUMENTATION |
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43 The primary documentation for Octave is written using Texinfo, the GNU |
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44 documentation system, which allows the same source files to be used to |
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45 produce on-line and printed versions of the manual. |
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46 .PP |
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47 You can read the on-line copy of the Octave documentation by issuing |
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48 the command |
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49 .nf |
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50 |
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51 octave:13> help -i |
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52 |
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53 .fi |
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54 while running Octave interactively, by using the GNU Emacs info mode, |
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55 or by running standalone programs like info or xinfo. |
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56 .SH BUGS |
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57 The best way to submit a bug report for Octave is to use the command |
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58 .nf |
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59 |
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60 octave:13> bug_report |
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61 |
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62 .fi |
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63 while running Octave interactively. This will create a template bug |
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64 report file and start an editor on that file. Your |
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65 message will be sent to the bug-octave mailing list |
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66 once you are finished editing the template. |
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67 .PP |
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68 If you are unable to use the bug_report command, send your message |
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69 to the |
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70 .B bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu |
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71 mailing list by some other means. Please read the `Bugs' chapter in |
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72 the Octave manual to find out how to submit a bug report that will |
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73 enable the Octave maintainers to fix the problem. |
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74 .SH AUTHOR |
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75 .nf |
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76 John W. Eaton |
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77 Department of Chemical Engineering |
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78 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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79 Madison, WI 53706 |
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80 USA |
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81 <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu> |
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82 .fi |
