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author | Michael Godfrey <michaeldgodfrey@gmail.com> |
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date | Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:06:58 -0500 |
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--- a/doc/interpreter/intro.txi Mon Nov 18 19:12:24 2013 -0500 +++ b/doc/interpreter/intro.txi Sun Nov 10 11:06:58 2013 -0500 @@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ @cindex introduction GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical -computations. It provides a convenient interactive command line -interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and -for performing other numerical experiments. It may also be used as a -batch-oriented language for data processing. +computations. It is typically used for such problems as solving +linear and nonlinear equations, numerical linear algebra, statistical +analysis, and for performing other numerical experiments. It may also +be used as a batch-oriented language for automated data processing. + +Until recently GNU Octave provided a command-line interface with +graphical results displayed in separate windows. The current version +(version 3.8, released in late 2013) also provides, by default, a +graphical user interface. GNU Octave is freely redistributable software. You may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License @@ -46,10 +51,13 @@ @node Running Octave @section Running Octave -On most systems, Octave is started with the shell command -@samp{octave}. Octave displays an initial message and then a prompt -indicating it is ready to accept input. You can begin typing Octave -commands immediately afterward. +On most systems, Octave is started with the shell command @samp{octave}. +This, by default, starts the graphical user interface (GUI). The central +window in the GUI is the Octave command-line interface. Octave displays +an initial message and then a prompt indicating it is ready to accept +input. If you have chosen the traditional command-line interface only +the command prompt appears. In any case, you can immediately begin +typing Octave commands. If you get into trouble, you can usually interrupt Octave by typing @kbd{Control-C} (written @kbd{C-c} for short). @kbd{C-c} gets