---
name: "octave-2.0.17"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "octave2.0"
version: "2.0.17-9"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/octave-2.0.17"
---

# octave-2.0.17(1)

A high-level interactive language for numerical computations.

## NAME

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

## SYNOPSIS

```
octave [options]
```

## OPTIONS

The complete set of command-line options for octave is available by running the command

```
    octave --help
```

## 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.

## 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 on-line and printed versions of the manual.

You can read the on-line copy of the Octave documentation by issuing the command

```
    octave:13> help -i
```

while running Octave interactively, by using the GNU Emacs info mode, or by running standalone programs like info or xinfo.

## BUGS

The best way to submit a bug report for Octave is to use the command

```
     octave:13> bug_report
```

while running Octave interactively.  This will create a template bug report file and start an editor on that file.  Your  message will be sent to the bug-octave mailing list once you are finished editing the template.

If you are unable to use the bug\_report command, send your message to the **bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu** mailing list by some other means.  Please read the \`Bugs' chapter in the Octave manual to find out how to submit a bug report that will enable the Octave maintainers to fix the problem.

## AUTHOR

```
John W. Eaton
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
USA
<jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>
```