(octave.info)Getting Started

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2 Getting Started
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This chapter explains some of Octave’s basic features, including how to
start an Octave session, get help at the command prompt, edit the
command line, and write Octave programs that can be executed as commands
from your shell.

Invoking Octave from the Command Line

Quitting Octave

Getting Help

Command Line Editing

Errors

Executable Octave Programs

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