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octave(1)


NAME

   octave - A high-level interactive language for numerical computations.

SYNOPSIS

   octave [options]... [file]

DESCRIPTION

   Octave  is  a  high-level  language,  primarily  intended for numerical
   computations.  It provides a  convenient  command  line  interface  for
   solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically.

OPTIONS

   The  complete  set  of  command-line options for octave is available by
   running the following command from the shell.

       octave --help

DOCUMENTATION

   The primary documentation for Octave is written using Texinfo, the  GNU
   documentation  system, which allows the same source files to be used to
   produce online and printed versions of the manual.

   You can read the online copy of the Octave documentation by issuing the
   following command from within octave.

       octave:1> doc

   The Info files may also be read with a stand-alone program such as info
   or xinfo.  HTML, Postscript, or PDF versions of the  documentation  are
   installed on many systems as well.

BUGS

   The  Octave  project maintains a bug tracker at http://bugs.octave.org.
   Before  submitting  a  new  item  please  read  the   instructions   at
   http://www.octave.org/bugs.html on how to submit a useful report.

FILES

   Upon startup Octave looks for four initialization files.  Each file may
   contain any number of valid Octave commands.

   octave-home/share/octave/site/m/startup/octaverc
          Site-wide initialization file  which  changes  options  for  all
          users.   octave-home is the directory where Octave was installed
          such as /usr/local.

   octave-home/share/octave/version/m/startup/octaverc
          Site-wide initialization file for Octave version version.

   ~/.octaverc
          User's personal initialization file.

   .octaverc
          Project-specific initialization  file  located  in  the  current
          directory.

AUTHOR

   John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>



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