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7 If you need help using Octave, you have many options, from reading |
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8 the Octave manual, asking for help on the mailing lists, chatting |
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9 online with other Octave users, or paying for [commercial support][1]. |
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11 The Octave community is a loosely organized association of |
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12 volunteers. Your interactions with the community will be better |
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13 if you have the [right expectations about the support options][2] |
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21 # Documentation |
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23 There is an [Online Manual][3] and a [PDF Version][4] of the comprehensive |
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24 ~800 page manual. This full documentation of Octave is generated directly |
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25 from the Texinfo source files that are distributed along with every copy of |
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26 the Octave source code. The complete text of the manual is also available |
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27 at the Octave prompt using the `doc` command. |
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29 A printed version of the Octave manual may be ordered from |
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30 [Network Theory, Ltd.][5]. Any money raised from the sale of this book |
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31 will support the development of free software. For each copy sold $1 |
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35 [4]: http://www.octave.org/octave.pdf |
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36 [5]: http://www.network-theory.co.uk/octave/manual |
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41 The [Octave Wiki][6] is a great place to look for information about |
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42 things that are not covered in the manual, or other transient topics |
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55 If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the manual, or the Wiki, |
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56 the [**`{{ site.help_email }}`**][8] mailing list is a good resource. |
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58 You can also [subscribe][9] to `{{ site.help_email }}` or try to search in the |
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71 <option value="0" selected="">all dates</option> |
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72 <option value="1">past 24 hours</option> |
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89 <samp>{{ site.help_email }}</samp> mailing list. |
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97 [`{{ site.irc_channel }}` channel][10] at [`{{ site.irc_network }}`][11]. |
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