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+++ b/scripts/miscellaneous/version.m	Mon Oct 31 20:25:56 1994 +0000
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+# Copyright (C) 1994 John W. Eaton
+#
+# This file is part of Octave.
+#
+# Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+# later version.
+#
+# Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+# Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+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