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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. Octave is normally used through its interactive command line interface, but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The Octave language is quite similar to Matlab so that most programs are easily portable.
[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. The program is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Levenspiel Octave Levenspiel], a former professor of the principal author. 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 project was conceived around 1988 and at first it was intended to be a companion to a chemical reactor design course. The GNU Octave language is largely compatible to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATLAB Matlab] so that most programs are easily portable. In addition, functions known from the C standard library and from UNIX system calls and functions are supported. C/C++ and Fortran code can be called from Octave by creating [https://octave.org/doc/interpreter/Getting-Started-with-Oct_002dFiles.html Oct-Files], or using Matlab compatible [https://octave.org/doc/interpreter/Mex_002dFiles.html Mex-Files].


This wiki is intended to supplement the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter Octave documentation]. Before adding content, please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter Octave's documentation].
== ⚙️ [[:Category:Installation|Installing]] ==


The [[FAQ]] is a good place to start in this wiki.
Installation instructions for:
* [[Octave for GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], [[Octave for Android|Android]], and [[Octave for other Unix systems|other Unix systems]]
* [[Octave for macOS|macOS]]
* [[Octave for Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]


== Octave FAQ ==
Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download.


The [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ FAQ] is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for Octave users.
{{Note|'''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' is the current stable release.}}


== Octave Conference 2012 ==
Are you using an old version of Octave?  Check the [[Release History]] page to see how old it is.


Planning for [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=OctConf_2012 OctConf 2012] is under way. Newbies, experienced users, aspiring developers, and experienced developers are all encouraged to attend.
== ❓ Getting help ==


== Pages Related to Building Octave ==
* [[FAQ]]
* [https://docs.octave.org/quickref Octave Quick Reference PDF]
* [https://docs.octave.org/latest Full documentation]


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Build_from_source Building From Source]
* [https://octave.discourse.group Octave Discourse] - Forum for Octave users and developers.
* [https://octave.org/support Other support options]


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mercurial_(hg)_cheat_sheet Mercurial Cheat Sheet]
== 💡 [[:Category:Resources|Getting started]] 🔰 ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Testing Testing Source Code]
* [[Publications using Octave#Books|Books]]
* [[Video tutorials|Videos]]
* [[:Category:Resources|Tutorials and Examples]]


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Octave_for_GNU_Linux:_Binary_Octave_packages_for_GNU_Linux Octave for GNU Linux: Binary Octave packages]
== 🔬 [[:Category:Development|Development]] ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Octave_for_Windows Octave for Windows]
We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/get-involved.html you can contribute] (fixing bugs, developing new features, answering questions on [https://octave.discourse.group/ Octave Discourse], ...).


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Octave_for_Mac Octave for MacOS (minimalistic)]
::* Get an overview about the [[:Category:Development|GNU Octave development]].
::* Take a look at our [[Projects|project ideas]] and [[Summer of Code - Getting Started | Summer of Code project
ideas]].


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Enable_large_arrays:_Build_octave_such_that_it_can_use_arrays_larger_than_2Gb. Building Octave to Use Large Arrays]
== 📦 [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=RunInPlace Shell Script to Run Octave "in place"]
* [https://docs.octave.org/latest/Installing-and-Removing-Packages.html Installing packages]
* [https://packages.octave.org Octave Packages] — collection of packages and toolboxes


== Pages Related to Octave Packages ==
== 📝[[:Category:User Contributed Code|User Contributed Code]] ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dicom_package Dicom]
* [[:Category:User Contributed Code|Category User Contributed Code]] — A compilation of user provided code (✏️ add yours!)


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Geometry_package Geometry]
== 🎓 [[:Category:Academia|Academia]] ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=IO_package I/O]
* [[Publications using Octave]] — A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Java_package Java]
== 🌐 External Links ==


* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mechanics_package Mechanics]
* [https://octave.org Octave Homepage]
 
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave Bug Tracker]
* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Robotics_package Robotics]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave Task Tracker]
 
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave Patch Tracker]
* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Video_package Video]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave Development Repository]
 
== Editors & Octave ==
 
* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gedit Gedit]
 
* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Emacs Emacs]
 
== Miscellaneous ==
 
* [http://www.octave.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tips_and_tricks Tips & Tricks]
 
== External Links ==
 
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave Homepage]
 
* [http://octave.sourceforge.net/ 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]

Latest revision as of 14:51, 4 March 2023

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. The program is named after Octave Levenspiel, a former professor of the principal author. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The project was conceived around 1988 and at first it was intended to be a companion to a chemical reactor design course. The GNU Octave language is largely compatible to Matlab so that most programs are easily portable. In addition, functions known from the C standard library and from UNIX system calls and functions are supported. C/C++ and Fortran code can be called from Octave by creating Oct-Files, or using Matlab compatible Mex-Files.

⚙️ Installing[edit]

Installation instructions for:

Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download.

Info icon.svg
GNU Octave 9.2.0 is the current stable release.

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

❓ Getting help[edit]

💡 Getting started 🔰[edit]

🔬 Development[edit]

We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways you can contribute (fixing bugs, developing new features, answering questions on Octave Discourse, ...).

📦 Packages[edit]

📝User Contributed Code[edit]

🎓 Academia[edit]

🌐 External Links[edit]

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