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changeset 12630:f154bef3cf61
OctaveFAQ.texi: Add a pointer to the manual concerning the backslash operator
author | Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@gmail.com> |
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date | Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:52:36 -0500 |
parents | 619fbc98a7eb |
children | 0c956011c35c e643b9393eba |
files | doc/faq/OctaveFAQ.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/faq/OctaveFAQ.texi Fri Apr 22 08:49:35 2011 -0700 +++ b/doc/faq/OctaveFAQ.texi Sun Apr 17 15:52:36 2011 -0500 @@ -780,15 +780,15 @@ @end itemize @end itemize -@node How do I ...? -@chapter How do I ...? +@node Using Octave +@chapter Using Octave @menu * How do I set the number of displayed decimals?:: @end menu @cindex Tips and tricks -@cindex How do I @dots{} ? +@cindex Using Octave @node How do I set the number of displayed decimals? @section How do I set the number of displayed decimals? @@ -804,6 +804,19 @@ @end group @end example +@menu +* How does Octave solve linear systems? +@end menu + +@cindex backslash operator + +In addition to consulting Octave's source for the precise details, the +Octave manual contains a complete high-level description of the +algorithm that Octave uses to decide how to solve a particular linear +system, e.g. how the backslash operator @code{A\x} will be interpreted. +Sections ``Techniques used for Linear Algebra'' and ``Linear Algebra on +Sparse Matrices'' from the manual describe this procedure. + @node @sc{Matlab} compatibility @chapter Porting programs from @sc{Matlab} to Octave