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also return help text as a string when nargin = 0 (bug #37183) * help.m: Return help text if nargin == 0 && nargout != 0.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:46:55 -0400
parents ae42d5a67ed9
children 049e8bbff782
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43 function retval = help (name) 43 function retval = help (name)
44 44
45 if (nargin == 0) 45 if (nargin == 0)
46 46
47 puts ("\n\ 47 text = "\n\
48 For help with individual commands and functions type\n\ 48 For help with individual commands and functions type\n\
49 \n\ 49 \n\
50 help NAME\n\ 50 help NAME\n\
51 \n\ 51 \n\
52 (replace NAME with the name of the command or function you would\n\ 52 (replace NAME with the name of the command or function you would\n\
56 manual. To read the manual from the prompt type\n\ 56 manual. To read the manual from the prompt type\n\
57 \n\ 57 \n\
58 doc\n\ 58 doc\n\
59 \n\ 59 \n\
60 GNU Octave is supported and developed by its user community.\n\ 60 GNU Octave is supported and developed by its user community.\n\
61 For more information visit http://www.octave.org.\n\n"); 61 For more information visit http://www.octave.org.\n\n";
62
63 if (nargout == 0)
64 puts (text);
65 else
66 retval = text;
67 endif
62 68
63 elseif (nargin == 1 && ischar (name)) 69 elseif (nargin == 1 && ischar (name))
64 70
65 if (strcmp (name, "--list")) 71 if (strcmp (name, "--list"))
66 tmp = do_list_functions (); 72 tmp = do_list_functions ();