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1 % Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton |
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2 % This is part of the Octave manual. |
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3 % For copying conditions, see the file gpl.texi. |
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4 |
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5 \input texinfo |
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6 @setfilename octave.info |
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7 |
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8 @c The following macro is used for the on-line help system, but we don't |
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9 @c want lots of `See also: foo, bar, and baz' strings cluttering the |
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10 @c printed manual (that information should be in the supporting text for |
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13 @macro seealso {args} |
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14 @end macro |
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16 @ifinfo |
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17 @format |
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18 START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY |
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19 * Octave: (octave). Interactive language for numerical computations. |
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20 END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY |
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21 @end format |
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22 @end ifinfo |
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23 |
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24 @c Settings for printing on 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper: |
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25 @c ----------------------------------------------- |
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26 |
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27 @setchapternewpage odd |
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28 |
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29 @c Settings for small book format: |
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30 @c ------------------------------ |
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31 |
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32 @ignore |
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33 @smallbook |
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34 @setchapternewpage odd |
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35 @finalout |
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36 @iftex |
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37 @cropmarks |
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38 @end iftex |
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39 @end ignore |
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40 |
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41 @defindex op |
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42 |
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43 @c Things like the Octave version number are defined in conf.txi. |
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44 @c This file doesn't include a chapter, so it must not be included |
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45 @c if you want to run the Emacs function texinfo-multiple-files-update. |
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46 |
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47 @include conf.texi |
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48 |
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49 @settitle GNU Octave |
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50 |
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51 @ifinfo |
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52 |
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53 Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton. |
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54 |
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55 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of |
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56 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice |
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57 are preserved on all copies. |
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58 |
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59 @ignore |
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60 Permission is granted to process this file through Tex and print the |
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61 results, provided the printed document carries copying permission |
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62 notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph |
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63 (this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual). |
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64 |
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65 @end ignore |
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66 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of |
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67 this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that |
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68 the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of |
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69 a permission notice identical to this one. |
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70 |
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71 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this |
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72 manual into another language, under the above conditions for |
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73 modified versions. |
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74 @end ifinfo |
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75 |
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76 @titlepage |
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77 @title GNU Octave |
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78 @subtitle A high-level interactive language for numerical computations |
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79 @subtitle Edition 3 for Octave version @value{VERSION} |
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80 @subtitle February 1997 |
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81 @author John W. Eaton |
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82 @page |
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83 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll |
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84 Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton. |
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85 |
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86 This is the third edition of the Octave documentation, and is consistent |
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87 with version @value{VERSION} of Octave. |
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88 |
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89 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of |
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90 this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice |
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91 are preserved on all copies. |
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92 |
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93 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this |
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94 manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire |
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95 resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission |
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96 notice identical to this one. |
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97 |
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98 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual |
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99 into another language, under the same conditions as for modified versions. |
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100 |
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101 Portions of this document have been adapted from the @code{gawk}, |
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102 @code{readline}, @code{gcc}, and C library manuals, published by the Free |
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103 Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place---Suite 330, Boston, MA |
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104 02111--1307, USA. |
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105 @end titlepage |
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106 |
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107 @ifinfo |
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108 @node Top, Preface, (dir), (dir) |
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109 @top |
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110 |
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111 This manual documents how to run, install and port GNU Octave, as well |
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112 as its new features and incompatibilities, and how to report bugs. |
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113 It corresponds to GNU Octave version @value{VERSION}. |
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114 @end ifinfo |
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115 |
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116 @menu |
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117 * Preface:: |
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118 * Introduction:: A brief introduction to Octave. |
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119 * Getting Started:: |
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120 * Data Types:: |
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121 * Numeric Data Types:: |
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122 * Strings:: |
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123 * Data Structures:: |
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124 * Containers:: |
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125 * I/O Streams:: |
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126 * Variables:: |
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127 * Expressions:: Expressions. |
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128 * Evaluation:: |
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129 * Statements:: Looping and program flow control. |
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130 * Functions and Scripts:: |
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131 * Error Handling:: |
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132 * Input and Output:: |
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133 * Plotting:: |
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134 * Matrix Manipulation:: |
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135 * Arithmetic:: |
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136 * Linear Algebra:: |
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137 * Nonlinear Equations:: |
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138 * Quadrature:: |
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139 * Differential Equations:: |
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140 * Optimization:: |
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141 * Statistics:: |
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142 * Financial Functions:: |
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143 * Sets:: |
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144 * Polynomial Manipulations:: |
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145 * Control Theory:: |
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146 * Signal Processing:: |
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147 * Image Processing:: |
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148 * Audio Processing:: |
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149 * Quaternions:: |
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150 * System Utilities:: |
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151 * Tips:: |
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152 * Trouble:: If you have trouble installing Octave. |
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153 * Installation:: How to configure, compile and install Octave. |
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154 * Emacs:: |
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155 * Grammar:: |
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156 * Copying:: The GNU General Public License. |
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157 * Concept Index:: An item for each concept. |
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158 * Variable Index:: An item for each documented variable. |
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159 * Function Index:: An item for each documented function. |
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160 * Operator Index:: An item for each documented operator. |
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161 |
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162 |
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163 @detailmenu |
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164 --- The Detailed Node Listing --- |
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165 |
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166 Preface |
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167 |
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168 @end menu |
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169 |
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170 @include preface.texi |
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171 @include intro.texi |
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172 @include basics.texi |
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173 @include data.texi |
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174 @include numbers.texi |
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175 @include strings.texi |
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176 @include struct.texi |
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177 @include container.texi |
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178 @include stream.texi |
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179 @include var.texi |
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180 @include expr.texi |
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181 @include eval.texi |
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182 @include stmt.texi |
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183 @include func.texi |
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184 @include errors.texi |
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185 @include io.texi |
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186 @include plot.texi |
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187 @include matrix.texi |
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188 @include arith.texi |
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189 @include linalg.texi |
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190 @include nonlin.texi |
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191 @include quad.texi |
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192 @include diffeq.texi |
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193 @include optim.texi |
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194 @include stats.texi |
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195 @include finance.texi |
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196 @include set.texi |
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197 @include poly.texi |
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198 @include control.texi |
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199 @include signal.texi |
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200 @include image.texi |
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201 @include audio.texi |
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202 @include quaternion.texi |
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203 @include system.texi |
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204 |
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205 @c maybe add again later, if anyone every writes any really interesting |
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206 @c fun stuff for Octave. |
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207 @c |
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208 @c @include amuse.texi |
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209 |
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210 @c Appendices start here. Installation and bugs have to go before the |
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211 @c readline and Info appendices because we want to have separate indices |
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212 @c for them, and there appears to be no way to go back to the original |
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213 @c set of indices once a redirection has taken place. |
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214 |
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215 @include tips.texi |
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216 @include bugs.texi |
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217 @include install.texi |
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218 @include emacs.texi |
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219 @include grammar.texi |
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220 @include gpl.texi |
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221 |
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222 @include cp-idx.texi |
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223 @include vr-idx.texi |
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224 @include fn-idx.texi |
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225 @include op-idx.texi |
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226 |
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227 @contents |
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228 |
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229 @bye |
