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3 title: Help/Support
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7 If you need help using Octave, you have many options, from reading
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8 the Octave manual, asking for help on the mailing lists, chatting
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9 online with other Octave users, or paying for [commercial support][1].
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11 The Octave community is a loosely organized association of
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12 volunteers. Your interactions with the community will be better
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13 if you have the [right expectations about the support options][2]
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14 available to you.
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16 [1]: {{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }}
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20 # Documentation
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24 There is an [{% octicon book class:"octicon-book-manual" %} Online Manual][3]
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25 and a [{% octicon file-pdf class:"octicon-pdf-manual" %} PDF Version][4] of
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26 the comprehensive ~800 page manual. This full documentation of Octave is
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27 generated directly from the Texinfo source files that are distributed along
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28 with every copy of the Octave source code. The complete text of the manual
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29 is also available at the Octave prompt using the `doc` command.
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31 A printed version of the Octave manual may be ordered from
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32 [Network Theory, Ltd.][5]. Any money raised from the sale of this book
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33 will support the development of free software. For each copy sold $1
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34 will be donated to the GNU Octave Development Fund.
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37 [4]: http://www.octave.org/octave.pdf
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38 [5]: http://www.network-theory.co.uk/octave/manual
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41 # Octave Wiki and FAQ
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43 The [Octave Wiki][6] is a great place to look for information about
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44 things that are not covered in the manual, or other transient topics
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45 (Google Summer of Code, Octave Conferences, etc.).
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47 Additionally, the wiki contains a list of
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48 [frequently asked questions (FAQ)][7]
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54 # Contacting the user community
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56 - **Mailing List**:
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57 If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the manual, or the Wiki,
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58 the [**`{{ site.help_email }}`**][8] mailing list is a good resource.
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60 You can also [subscribe][9] to `{{ site.help_email }}` or try to search in the
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61 mailing list archive for an answer:
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62 <form action="http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp">
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64 <input type="hidden" name="node" value="1599825" />
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65 <input id="query" name="query" size="25" />
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66 <select name="days">
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67 <option value="0" selected>all dates</option>
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68 <option value="1">past 24 hours</option>
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69 <option value="7">past week</option>
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70 <option value="30">past month</option>
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71 <option value="90">past 3 months</option>
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72 <option value="180">past 6 months</option>
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73 <option value="365">past year</option>
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74 </select>
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75 <input type="submit" value="Search" />
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79 <p>
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80 <div class="alert">
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81 {% octicon stop class:"octicon-stop-octave" %}
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82 Please do <strong>not</strong> send any bug reports to the
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83 <samp>{{ site.help_email }}</samp> mailing list.
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84 Most Octave users do not want to receive bug reports.
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85 </div>
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88 - **IRC Chat**:
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89 Too impatient for email? You can find Octave developers and users on the
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90 [`{{ site.irc_channel }}` channel][10] at [`{{ site.irc_network }}`][11].
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91 The atmosphere is relaxed and chat isn't restricted to matters strictly
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92 pertaining to Octave.
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95 [9]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave
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96 [10]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=octave&amp;uio=MT1mYWxzZSYyPXRydWUmMTI9dHJ1ZQda
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97 [11]: http://freenode.net