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[https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ 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 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface CLI] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface 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.

== [[:Category:Installation|Installing]] ==

* Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download
** [[Octave_for_MacOS_X#Installing_a_Mac_OS_X_Bundle|Beta installer for macOS]]
** [[Octave for GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux installation instructions]] and for [[Octave for other Unix systems|other Unix systems]]
** [[Octave_for_Microsoft_Windows|Microsoft Windows installation instructions]]
** [[Octave_and_separate_toolchain|Build Octave using a separate toolchain]] (custom built gcc version)

{{Note|GNU Octave {{Release}} is the current stable release}}

Are you using an old version of Octave?  Check the [[Release History]] page to see how old it is.

== News ==

* '''[[OctConf_2018|OctConf 2018]]''' at CERN

* {{Release Date}} '''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' has been released (see above)!

* GNU Octave mentors four students at the [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/6259279704096768/ Google Summer of Code 2017].

== Getting help ==

* Read the [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter GNU Octave documentation]
* The [[FAQ|frequently asked questions (FAQ)]] list is good place to start with answers to questions regarding [[FAQ#General|what is Octave]], [[FAQ#Licensing_issues|licensing]], [[FAQ#What.27s_new_in_Octave|new features]], [[FAQ#What_documentation_exists_for_Octave.3F|documentation]], [[FAQ#Installation_issues_and_problems|installation]], [[FAQ#Coding|coding]], [[FAQ#How_can_I_get_involved_in_Octave_development.3F|contributing to Octave]], and more, are found there.
* Continue reading this wiki and feel free to add further content (please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the documentation and read the [[Contribution guidelines]]).
* [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/support.html Other support options]

== [[Using Octave|Getting started]] ==

* [[Publications using Octave#Books|Books]]
* [[Video tutorials|Videos]]
* [https://bagustris.github.io/octave-tutorial Short course]
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== Advanced topics ==

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:wiki.octave.org</nowiki>}} to a [https://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Awiki.octave.org Google search]. Please read the [[Contribution guidelines]] first, if you want to contribute to this Wiki.

=== [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ===

* [[OEP:pkg|Installing packages]]
* [[Creating packages]]

==== [[Octave-Forge]] ====

See also the list of Forge Wiki pages: [[:Category:Octave-Forge]]

* [[bim_package|bim package]] Solve Partial Differential Equations with a Finite Element method
* [[Control_package|Control package]]
* [http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/mediawiki/index.php/CGI_programming_with_Octave CGI] Common Gateway Interface for Octave
* [[Dataframe_package|Dataframe package]] cell arrays on steroids
* [[Dicom_package|Dicom package]]
* [[Fem-fenics|fem-fenics]] Interface to [http://fenicsproject.org/ FEnics] FEM library
* [[Geometry_package|Geometry package]]
* [[Image package]]
* [[Image_acquisition_package|Image acquisition package]] Capture images, for example from v4l2 hardware like webcams
* [[Instrument_control__package|Instrument control package]]
* [[Interval_package|Interval package]] Real-valued interval arithmetic
* [[IO_package|I/O package]]
* [[Java_package|Java package]]
* [[Mechanics_package|Mechanics package]]
* [http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/mediawiki/index.php/NcArray ncArray] High-level interface of accessing a single or a collection of NetCDF files as a multi-dimensional array
* [http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/mediawiki/index.php/Octave-netcdf netcdf] matlab-compatible NetCDF package
* [http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/mediawiki/index.php/NetCDF_toolbox_for_Octave octcdf] NetCDF package (old)
* [[ocs_package|OCS package]] Octave Circuit Simulator
* [http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/mediawiki/index.php/Optimal_interpolation_Fortran_module_with_Octave_interface optiminterp] Optimal interpolation
* [[Parallel_package|Parallel package]]
* [[Sockets_package|Sockets package]]
* [[Symbolic package|Symbolic package]]
* [[TISEAN_package|TISEAN package]]
* [[Video_package|Video package]]
* [[sci_cosim|Scilab co-simulation package]]
* [[Zeromq_package|Zeromq package]] Zeromq bindings for Octave.

=== [[:Category:Resources|Tutorials/Examples]] ===

* [[Octave Basics]] - A short reference card to get started.
* [[:Category:Plotting tutorials|Plotting tutorials]]
* [[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
* [http://www.amiq.com/consulting/2014/11/21/how-to-connect-systemverilog-with-octave/ How to Connect SystemVerilog with Octave]


=== [[:Category:Development|Development]] ===

Find a longer list of relevant links for developers at the [[Developers]] page.

* [[Contribution guidelines]]
* [[Doxygen]] - Internal C++ code documentation
* [[International Characters Support]] - Using Octave in your own language.
* [[:Category:Editors|Editors]] - A list of editors supporting Octave syntax highlighting.
* [[4.2.0 Release Checklist]] ([[Bug Fix List - 4.2.0 Release|Bug Fix List]])

==== [[: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]]
* [[Windows_Installer|Create a Windows Installer using MXE]]

=== [[: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 ==

* [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave Homepage]
* [https://octave.sourceforge.io/ Octave Forge]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave GNU Octave - Bug Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave GNU Octave - Task Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave GNU Octave - Patch Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave GNU Octave - Mercurial Repositories]
* [https://planet.octave.org/ Planet Octave] (collection of blog feeds featuring Octave developers and Summer of Code students)