Getting Started
Return the command line arguments passed to Octave.
Return the last component of of the value returned by
`program_invocation_name'.
Return the name that was typed at the shell prompt to run Octave.
Exit the current Octave session.
Register a function to be called when Octave exits.
Display the help text for NAME.
Display documentation for the function FUNCTION_NAME directly from an
on-line version of the printed manual, using the GNU Info browser.
Search for the string STR in all of the functions found in the function
search path.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the name of the
Octave info file.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the name of the info
program to run.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the name of the
makeinfo program that Octave runs to format help text containing
Texinfo markup commands.
Query or set the internal variable that controls whether Octave will
add additional help information to the end of the output from the
`help' command and usage messages for built-in commands.
Clear the terminal screen and move the cursor to the upper left corner.
Query or set the internal character variable that is appended to
successful command-line completion attempts.
Generate possible completions given HINT.
If invoked with no arguments, `history' displays a list of commands
that you have executed.
If invoked with no arguments, `edit_history' allows you to edit the
history list using the editor named by the variable `EDITOR'.
Similar to `edit_history', except that the editor is not invoked, and
the commands are simply executed as they appear in the history list.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the name of the file
used to store command history.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies how many entries to
store in the history file.
Query or set the internal variable that controls whether commands
entered on the command line are saved in the history file.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the format string for
the comment line that is written to the history file when Octave exits.
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the editor to use
with the `edit_history' command.
Read the readline library initialization file FILE.
Query or set the primary prompt string.
Query or set the secondary prompt string.
Query or set the character string used to prefix output produced when
echoing commands when `echo_executing_commands' is enabled.
Create a list of all commands _and_ the output they produce, mixed
together just as you see them on your terminal.
Control whether commands are displayed as they are executed.
Query or set the internal variable that controls the echo state.