---
name: "octave-config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "octave"
version: "11.3.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/octave-config"
---

# octave-config(1)

GNU Octave component and library information retrieval

## NAME

octave-config - GNU Octave component and library information retrieval

## SYNOPSIS

**octave-config** \[*option*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**octave-config** is a tool to obtain directory information for **.oct** and **.m** files for [*octave*(1)](/octave/1.md).

## OPTIONS

- **--m-site-dir**

  Display the main directory for local, or site-specific, **.m** script files.

- **--oct-site-dir**

  Display the main directory for local, or site-specific, **.oct** dynamic-link libraries.

- **-p *VAR*, --print *VAR***

  Print the default value of the Octave configuration variable *VAR*. Recognized variables are:

  ```
      API_VERSION                 LOCALARCHLIBDIR
      ARCHLIBDIR                  LOCALFCNFILEDIR
      BINDIR                      LOCALOCTFILEDIR
      CANONICAL_HOST_TYPE         LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR
      DATADIR                     LOCALVERARCHLIBDIR
      DATAROOTDIR                 LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR
      DEFAULT_PAGER               LOCALVEROCTFILEDIR
      EXEEXT                      MAN1DIR
      FCNFILEDIR                  MAN1EXT
      IMAGEDIR                    MANDIR
      INCLUDEDIR                  OCTAVE_EXEC_HOME
      INFODIR                     OCTAVE_HOME
      INFOFILE                    OCTDATADIR
      LIBDIR                      OCTDOCDIR
      LIBEXECDIR                  OCTFILEDIR
      LOCALAPIARCHLIBDIR          OCTFONTSDIR
      LOCALAPIFCNFILEDIR          OCTINCLUDEDIR
      LOCALAPIOCTFILEDIR          OCTLIBDIR
      LOCALAPIPKGDIR              STARTUPFILEDIR
                                  VERSION
  ```

- **-v, --version**

  Display the version number of [*octave*(1)](/octave/1.md).

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help message.

## AUTHOR

John W. Eaton and many others.  The list of contributors to the Octave project may be shown from within **octave** by executing "**doc Acknowledgements**".  The list is also available online at ⟨https://\\:\\%docs.octave.org/\\:\\%latest/\\:\\%Acknowledgements\\:\\%.html⟩.

## SEE ALSO

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