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[project @ 2007-03-29 13:44:44 by jwe]
author jwe
date Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:44:44 +0000
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227 @var{version} stands for the Octave version number (for example, 227 @var{version} stands for the Octave version number (for example,
228 @value{VERSION}) and @var{arch} stands for the type of system for which 228 @value{VERSION}) and @var{arch} stands for the type of system for which
229 Octave was compiled (for example, @code{x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu}). 229 Octave was compiled (for example, @code{x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu}).
230 230
231 @vtable @code 231 @vtable @code
232 @item DEFAULT_LOADPATH
233 @xref{Function Files}.
234
235 Default value: @code{".:@var{octave-home}/lib/@var{version}"}.
236
237 @item EDITOR 232 @item EDITOR
238 @xref{Commands For History}. 233 @xref{Commands For History}.
239 234
240 Default value: @code{"emacs"}. 235 Default value: @code{"emacs"}.
241 236
242 @item EXEC_PATH 237 @item EXEC_PATH
243 @xref{Controlling Subprocesses}. 238 @xref{Controlling Subprocesses}.
244 239
245 Default value: @code{":$PATH"}. 240 Default value: @code{":$PATH"}.
246 241
247 @item INFO_FILE
248 @xref{Getting Help}.
249
250 Default value: @code{"@var{octave-home}/info/octave.info"}.
251
252 @item INFO_PROGRAM
253 @xref{Getting Help}.
254
255 Default value: @code{"@var{octave-home}/libexec/octave/@var{version}/exec/@var{arch}/info"}.
256
257 @item LOADPATH
258 @xref{Function Files}.
259
260 Default value: @code{":"}, which tells Octave to use the directories
261 specified by the built-in variable @code{DEFAULT_LOADPATH}.
262
263 @item OCTAVE_HOME 242 @item OCTAVE_HOME
264 243
265 Default value: @code{"@value{OCTAVEHOME}"}. 244 Default value: @code{"@value{OCTAVEHOME}"}.
266 245
267 @item PAGER 246 @item PAGER
493 472
494 @node Defaults from the Environment 473 @node Defaults from the Environment
495 @section Defaults from the Environment 474 @section Defaults from the Environment
496 475
497 Octave uses the values of the following environment variables to set the 476 Octave uses the values of the following environment variables to set the
498 default values for the corresponding built-in variables. In addition, 477 default values for the corresponding built-in or internal variables.
499 the values from the environment may be overridden by command-line 478 In addition, the values from the environment may be overridden by
500 arguments. @xref{Command Line Options}. 479 command-line arguments. @xref{Command Line Options}.
501 480
502 @vtable @code 481 @vtable @code
503 @item EDITOR 482 @item EDITOR
504 @xref{Commands For History}. 483 @xref{Commands For History}.
505 484
512 Command-line argument: @code{--exec-path}. 491 Command-line argument: @code{--exec-path}.
513 492
514 @item OCTAVE_PATH 493 @item OCTAVE_PATH
515 @xref{Function Files}. 494 @xref{Function Files}.
516 495
517 Built-in variable: @code{LOADPATH}. 496 Internal variable changed by function @code{path}.
518 Command-line argument: @code{--path}. 497 Command-line argument: @code{--path}.
519 498
520 @item OCTAVE_INFO_FILE 499 @item OCTAVE_INFO_FILE
521 @xref{Getting Help}. 500 @xref{Getting Help}.
522 501
523 Built-in variable: @code{INFO_FILE}. 502 Internal variable changed by function @code{info_file}.
524 Command-line argument: @code{--info-file}. 503 Command-line argument: @code{--info-file}.
525 504
526 @item OCTAVE_INFO_PROGRAM 505 @item OCTAVE_INFO_PROGRAM
527 @xref{Getting Help}. 506 @xref{Getting Help}.
528 507
529 Built-in variable: @code{INFO_PROGRAM}. 508 Internal variable changed by function @code{info_program}.
530 Command-line argument: @code{--info-program}. 509 Command-line argument: @code{--info-program}.
531 510
532 @item OCTAVE_HISTSIZE 511 @item OCTAVE_HISTSIZE
533 @xref{Commands For History}. 512 @xref{Commands For History}.
534 513