---
name: "octave-bug-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-bug-2.0.17"
---

# octave-bug-2.0.17(1)

report a bug in GNU Octave

## NAME

octave-bug - report a bug in GNU Octave

## SYNOPSIS

**octave-bug** \[**-s** *subject*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**octave-bug** is a shell script to help the user compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format.   **octave-bug** is typically invoked by the Octave command **bug\_report** which is intended to be called interactively from within Octave. This provides the best way to submit a bug report for Octave. It creates a template bug report file and starts an editor on that file.  The bug report will be sent to the bug-octave mailing list once the editing has been completed (this assumes of course that your system can use email). However, the user could also call **octave-bug** outside of Octave.

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.  If you are unable to use the bug\_report command, send your message

## OPTIONS

- **-s** *subject*

  Specify a subject line for the bug report.  Spaces in the subject must be quoted.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

**octave-bug**  uses the environment variables **USER**, **EDITOR,** and  **PAGER** which can be used for customization.

## VERSION

This document was last revised for Octave version 2.0.16.

## SEE ALSO

[**octave**(1)](/octave/1.md), [**bashbug**(1)](/bashbug/1.md)

## AUTHOR

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