NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       octave [options]... [file]

DESCRIPTION

       Octave  is  a  high-level  interactive  scientific  programming language.  It has a powerful mathematics-
       oriented syntax for solving problems numerically, as well as built-in 2-D/3-D plotting and  visualization
       tools.   Octave  provides an integrated development environment in either graphical or command-line form.
       Programs may also be run in batch mode to process data without interaction.

OPTIONS

       A list of the most useful 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 built-in 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.   The  latest  version  of  the
       documentation is available at ⟨https://docs.octave.org/latest⟩.

BUGS

       The  Octave  project  maintains a bug tracker at ⟨https://bugs.octave.org⟩.  Before submitting a new item
       please read the instructions at ⟨https://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 and many others.  The list of contributors to the Octave project may  be  shown  with  info
       octave   Acknowledgements.   The  list  is  also  available  online  at  ⟨https://docs.octave.org/latest/
       Acknowledgements.html⟩.