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[http://www.octave.org GNU Octave] is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems, and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The GNU Octave language is quite similar to MATLAB® so that most programs are easily portable.
[http://www.octave.org GNU Octave] is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems, and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The GNU Octave language is quite similar to MATLAB® so that most programs are easily portable.


This wiki is intended to supplement the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter GNU Octave documentation]. Before adding content, please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the documentation.
This wiki is intended to supplement the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter GNU Octave documentation]. Before adding content, please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the documentation and read the [[Contribution guidelines]].


== GNU Octave FAQ ==
== GNU Octave FAQ ==
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== Table of contents ==
== Table of contents ==


Below is a temporary attempt to organize the "most wanted" pages of the Wiki. A list of all pages on the wiki can be seen [[Special:AllPages|here]]. To locate something specific, try the wiki's search box, or prepend {{Codeline|<nowiki>site:http://www.octave.org/wiki/</nowiki>}} to a [https://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.octave.org%2Fwiki google search].
Below is a temporary attempt to organize the "most wanted" pages of the Wiki. A list of all pages on the wiki can be seen [[Special:AllPages|here]]. To locate something specific, try the wiki's search box, or prepend {{Codeline|<nowiki>site:http://www.octave.org/wiki/</nowiki>}} to a [https://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.octave.org%2Fwiki google search]. Please read the [[Contribution guidelines]] first, if you want to contribute to this Wiki.


=== Installation Instructions for Windows, MacOS X and GNU/Linux ===
=== [[:Category:Installation|Installation]] ===
* [[Octave for Microsoft Windows]]
* [[Octave for Microsoft Windows]]
* [[Octave for MinGW]]
* [[Octave for MinGW]]
* [[Octave for MacOS X]]
* [[Octave for MacOS X]]
* [[Octave for GNU/Linux]]
* [[Octave for GNU/Linux]]
 
* [[Octave for other Unix systems]]
=== [[:Category:Building|Building Octave]] ===
* [[Build from source]]
* [[Mercurial (hg) cheat sheet]]
* [[Tests|Testing Source Code]]
* [[Octave for Mac|Octave for MacOS (minimalistic)]]
* [[Create a MacOS X App Bundle Using MacPorts]]
* [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Building Octave to Use Large Arrays]]


=== [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ===
=== [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ===
* [[Octave-Forge|Octave-Forge and Installing Packages]]
* [[OEP:pkg|Installing packages]]
* [[Creating_packages|Creating Packages]]
* [[Creating packages]]


==== [[Octave-Forge]] ====
==== [[Octave-Forge]] ====
See the [http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php Octave Forge] website for a complete list.
* [[Dicom_package|Dicom]]
* [[Dicom_package|Dicom]]
* [[Geometry_package|Geometry]]
* [[Geometry_package|Geometry]]
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* [[Instrument_control__package|Instrument control]]
* [[Instrument_control__package|Instrument control]]
* [[Sockets_package|Sockets]]
* [[Sockets_package|Sockets]]
* [[Image_acquisition_package|Image acquisition]] Capture images, for example from v4l2 hardware like webcams
* [[Video_package|Video]]
* [[Video_package|Video]]
* [[Fem-fenics|fem-fenics]] Interface to [http://fenicsproject.org/ FEnics] FEM library
* [[Fem-fenics|fem-fenics]] Interface to [http://fenicsproject.org/ FEnics] FEM library
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/domainmathide/ DomainMath IDE] (Windows,GNU/Linux and Mac OS.)
* [https://sites.google.com/site/domainmathide/ DomainMath IDE] (Windows,GNU/Linux and Mac OS.)


=== Plotting tutorial ===
=== [[:Category:Resources|Tutorials/Examples]] ===
All or most of the information about plotting in Octave can be found in the manual and on the internet. This information can be too scattered over different resources for a new user to find his/her way into solving a plotting problem/need. This tutorial should be considered as the 'recipe text' by examples if you consider the manual as a 'recipe ingredients only'.
* [[Recap of the hierarchy of each plot element]]
* [[The order of the commands matter sometimes]]
* [[Changing text elements (label, title)]]
* [[More control over subplots]]
* [[Enable "linestyle" functionality for Gnuplot's x11 terminal]]
 
=== Miscellaneous ===
* [[Octave Basics]] - For those just getting started.
* [[Octave Basics]] - For those just getting started.
* [[Tips and tricks]] - Guidelines to improve your coding skills.
* [[Cookbook]] - Several simple and useful examples.
* [[Cookbook]] - Several simple and useful examples.
* [[Tips and tricks]] - Guidelines to improve your coding skills.
* [[Octave load]] - Use liboctave functions to load variables from a file in Octave's binary format.  
* [[Fortran]] - Accessing liboctave from a Fortran 2003 program.
* [[Fortran]] - Accessing liboctave from a Fortran 2003 program.
* [[Octave load]] - Use liboctave functions to load variables from a file in Octave's binary format.
* [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]] - A list of all special pages (like recent changes to the wiki)
* [[Publications using Octave]] - A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).
* [[Octave fun]] - Coding can be fun -- miscellaneous more or less funny scripts
* [[Octave fun]] - Coding can be fun -- miscellaneous more or less funny scripts
* [[BASH and Octave]] - tips for easing use of Octave together with GNU BASH (linux)
* [[Video tutorials]]
==== [[:Category:Plotting tutorials|Plotting tutorials]] ====


=== [[:Category:Development|Development]] ===
=== [[:Category:Development|Development]] ===
* [[:Category:Development|Development]] - All information related to development can be found at the category page.
* [[Release 3.8]] - Information about the upcoming 3.8 release.
* [[Release 3.8]] - Information about the upcoming 3.8 release.
* [[Roadmap]] - Future plans for the development of Octave
* [[International Characters Support]] - Using Octave in your own language.
==== [[:Category:Building|Building]] ====
* [[Building]]
* [[Continuous Build]]
* [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Building Octave to use large arrays]]
==== [[:Category:Testing|Testing]] ====
* [[Tests|Testing source code]]
==== [[:Category:Packaging|Packaging]] ====
* [[Create a MacOS X App Bundle Using MacPorts]]
=== [[:Category:Academia|Academia]] ===
* [[Publications using Octave]] - A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).
=== [[:Category:Project Ideas|Project Ideas]] ===
* [[Projects]]
* [[Summer of Code Project Ideas]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 11:43, 1 April 2014

GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems, and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The GNU Octave language is quite similar to MATLAB® so that most programs are easily portable.

This wiki is intended to supplement the GNU Octave documentation. Before adding content, please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the documentation and read the Contribution guidelines.

GNU Octave FAQ

The FAQ is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for GNU Octave users and a good place to start.

Answers to questions regarding what is Octave, licensing, new features, documentation, installation, coding, contributing to Octave, and more, are found there.

Table of contents

Below is a temporary attempt to organize the "most wanted" pages of the Wiki. A list of all pages on the wiki can be seen here. To locate something specific, try the wiki's search box, or prepend site:http://www.octave.org/wiki/ to a google search. Please read the Contribution guidelines first, if you want to contribute to this Wiki.

Installation

Packages

Octave-Forge

Editors

Tutorials/Examples

  • Octave Basics - For those just getting started.
  • Tips and tricks - Guidelines to improve your coding skills.
  • Cookbook - Several simple and useful examples.
  • Octave load - Use liboctave functions to load variables from a file in Octave's binary format.
  • Fortran - Accessing liboctave from a Fortran 2003 program.
  • Octave fun - Coding can be fun -- miscellaneous more or less funny scripts
  • Video tutorials

Plotting tutorials

Development

Building

Testing

Packaging

Academia

Project Ideas

External Links