# Copyright (C) 1994 John W. Eaton
#
# This file is part of Octave.
#
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function vs = version ()

# usage: version
#
# Return the Octave version number as a string.
#
# See also: OCTAVE_VERSION

  if (nargin != 0)
    disp ("version: ignoring extra arguments");
  endif

  vs = OCTAVE_VERSION;

endfunction