Function Reference
— Built-in Function: val = PS2 ()
— Built-in Function: old_val = PS2 (new_val)

Query or set the secondary prompt string. The secondary prompt is printed when Octave is expecting additional input to complete a command. For example, if you are typing a for loop that spans several lines, Octave will print the secondary prompt at the beginning of each line after the first. The default value of the secondary prompt string is "> ".

See also: PS1 PS4