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=What documentation exists for Octave?=
=What documentation exists for Octave?=


Besides the current wiki, there are other important sources of documentation and help for Octave.
Besides this wiki, the GNU Octave distribution includes a [http://www.octave.org/octave.pdf 1000+ page Texinfo manual].  Access to the complete text of the manual is available via the <code>doc</code> command at the GNU Octave prompt. If you have problems using this manual, or find that some topic is not adequately explained, indexed, or cross-referenced, please report it on http://bugs.octave.org.
 
==What documentation exists for Octave?==
 
The Octave distribution includes a 650+ page manual that is also distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. It is available on the web at http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/ and you will also find there instructions on how to order a paper version.
 
The complete text of the Octave manual is also available using the GNU Info system via the GNU Emacs, info, or xinfo programs, or by using the {{Codeline|doc}} command to start the GNU info browser directly from the Octave prompt.
 
If you have problems using this documentation, or find that some topic is not adequately explained, indexed, or cross-referenced, please report it on http://bugs.octave.org.


==Getting additional help==
==Getting additional help==