--- a/scripts/control/outlist.m
+++ b/scripts/control/outlist.m
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 1998 Auburn University.  All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# This file is part of Octave. 
-#
-# Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the 
-# Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any 
-# later version. 
-# 
-# Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License 
-# for more details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
-# along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free 
-# Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA. 
+## Copyright (C) 1996, 1998 Auburn University.  All Rights Reserved.
+##
+## This file is part of Octave. 
+##
+## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+## under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the 
+## Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any 
+## later version. 
+## 
+## Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
+## ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
+## FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License 
+## for more details.
+## 
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
+## along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free 
+## Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA. 
 
 ## -*- texinfo -*- 
 ## @deftypefn {Function File } { } outlist (@var{lmat}@{, @var{tabchar}, @var{yd}, @var{ilist} @})
@@ -43,36 +43,38 @@
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 function str_val = outlist(name_list,tabchar,yd,ilist)
-# A. S. Hodel Dec. 1995, 1998
+
+  ## A. S. Hodel Dec. 1995, 1998
 
-#save for restore later
-save_empty = empty_list_elements_ok;
-empty_list_elements_ok = 1;
+  ## save for restore later
+  save_empty = empty_list_elements_ok;
+  empty_list_elements_ok = 1;
 
-if( nargin < 1 | nargin > 4 )
-  usage("str_val = outlist(x[,tabchar,yd,ilist])");
-endif
+  if( nargin < 1 | nargin > 4 )
+    usage("str_val = outlist(x[,tabchar,yd,ilist])");
+  endif
 
-m = length(name_list);
-if(nargin < 4)           ilist = 1:m;          endif
-if(nargin ==1)
-  empty_list_elements_ok = 1;
-  tabchar = "";
-endif
+  m = length(name_list);
+  if(nargin < 4)           ilist = 1:m;          endif
+  if(nargin ==1)
+    empty_list_elements_ok = 1;
+    tabchar = "";
+  endif
 
-if(nargin < 3)             yd = zeros(1,m);
-elseif(isempty(yd))        yd = zeros(1,m);          endif
+  if(nargin < 3)             yd = zeros(1,m);
+  elseif(isempty(yd))        yd = zeros(1,m);          endif
 
-str_val = "";
-dstr = list(""," (discrete)");
-if((m >= 1) && (is_list(name_list)))
-  for ii=1:m
-    str_val = sprintf("%s%s%d: %s%s\n",str_val,tabchar, ilist(ii), ...
-	nth(name_list,ii),nth(dstr,yd(ii)+1));
-  endfor
-else
-  str_val = sprintf("%sNone",tabchar);
-endif
+  str_val = "";
+  dstr = list(""," (discrete)");
+  if((m >= 1) && (is_list(name_list)))
+    for ii=1:m
+      str_val = sprintf("%s%s%d: %s%s\n",str_val,tabchar, ilist(ii), ...
+	  nth(name_list,ii),nth(dstr,yd(ii)+1));
+    endfor
+  else
+    str_val = sprintf("%sNone",tabchar);
+  endif
 
-empty_list_elements_ok = save_empty;
+  empty_list_elements_ok = save_empty;
+
 endfunction