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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. 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].


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


[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.
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]]


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


== GNU Octave FAQ ==
{{Note|'''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' is the current stable release.}}


The [[FAQ]] is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for GNU Octave users and a good place to start.
Are you using an old version of Octave?  Check the [[Release History]] page to see how old it is.


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.
== ❓ Getting help ==


== Table of contents ==
* [[FAQ]]
* [https://docs.octave.org/quickref Octave Quick Reference PDF]
* [https://docs.octave.org/latest Full documentation]


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].
* [https://octave.discourse.group Octave Discourse] - Forum for Octave users and developers.
* [https://octave.org/support Other support options]


=== Installation Instructions for Windows, MacOS X and GNU/Linux ===
== 💡 [[:Category:Resources|Getting started]] 🔰 ==
* [[Octave for Windows]]
* [[Installing Win32 Distribution]]
* [[Octave for MacOS X]]
* [[Octave for GNU/Linux]]


=== Building Octave ===
* [[Publications using Octave#Books|Books]]
* [[Build from source]]
* [[Video tutorials|Videos]]
* [[Mercurial (hg) cheat sheet]]
* [[:Category:Resources|Tutorials and Examples]]
* [[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]]


=== Octave-Forge ===
== 🔬 [[:Category:Development|Development]] ==
* [[Octave_Forge|Octave-Forge and Installing Packages]]
* [[Creating_packages|Creating Packages]]


==== Available Packages ====
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], ...).
* [[Dicom_package|Dicom]]
* [[Geometry_package|Geometry]]
* [[IO_package|I/O]]
* [[Java_package|Java]]
* [[Mechanics_package|Mechanics]]
* [[Instrument_control__package|Instrument control]]
* [[Sockets_package|Sockets]]
* [[Video_package|Video]]
* [[bim_package|bim]] Solve Partial Differential Equaltions with a Finite Element method


=== Editors & Octave ===
::* Get an overview about the [[:Category:Development|GNU Octave development]].
* [[Gedit]]
::* Take a look at our [[Projects|project ideas]] and [[Summer of Code - Getting Started | Summer of Code project
* [[Emacs]]
ideas]].
* [[Nano]]
* [[Vim]]
* [[Kate]]
* [http://octclipse.sourceforge.net Octclipse] (Windows and GNU/Linux only.  The Octclipse developers are seeking individuals to assist with MacOS X support.)
* [https://sites.google.com/site/domainmathide/ DomainMath IDE] (Windows,GNU/Linux and Mac OS.)


=== Plotting tutorial ===
== 📦 [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ==
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 ===
* [https://docs.octave.org/latest/Installing-and-Removing-Packages.html Installing packages]
* [[Octave Basics]] - For those just getting started.
* [https://packages.octave.org Octave Packages] &mdash; collection of packages and toolboxes
* [[Cookbook]] - Several simple and useful examples.
* [[Tips and tricks]] - Guidelines to improve your coding skills.
* [[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
* [[BASH and Octave]] - tips for easing use of Octave together with GNU BASH (linux)


== External Links ==
== 📝[[:Category:User Contributed Code|User Contributed Code]] ==
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave Homepage]
 
* [http://octave.sourceforge.net/ Octave Forge]
* [[:Category:User Contributed Code|Category User Contributed Code]] &mdash; A compilation of user provided code (✏️ add yours!)
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave GNU Octave - Bug Tracker]
 
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave GNU Octave - Task Tracker]
== 🎓 [[:Category:Academia|Academia]] ==
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave GNU Octave - Patch Tracker]
 
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave GNU Octave - Mercurial Repositories]
* [[Publications using Octave]] &mdash; A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).
* [http://planet.octave.org Planet Octave] (site summary for blogs from Octave's [http://code.google.com/soc/ GSoC] and [http://sophia.estec.esa.int/socis2013/ SoCiS] students)
 
== 🌐 External Links ==
 
* [https://octave.org Octave Homepage]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave Bug Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave Task Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave Patch Tracker]
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave Development Repository]

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.

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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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