--- a/src/defun.h
+++ b/src/defun.h
@@ -88,15 +88,19 @@
 #define DEFUNX(name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
   DEFUNX_INTERNAL (name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, false, doc)
 
-// Define a builtin text-style function.
+// Define a builtin command-style function.
 //
 // This is like DEFUN, except that it defines a function that can be
 // called from the Octave language without using parenthesis to
 // surround the arguments). 
 
-#define DEFUN_TEXT(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
+#define DEFCMD(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
   DEFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, true, doc)
 
+// For backward compatibility.
+
+#define DEFUN_TEXT DEFCMD
+
 // Define a mapper function.
 //
 //   name is the name of the function, unquoqted.