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+## 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.
+
+## run_cmd: short script used in demos
+## prints string cmd to the screen, then executes after a pause
+
+disp(["Command: ",cmd])
+puts("Press a key to execute command");
+fflush(stdout);
+kbhit();
+disp("  executing");
+fflush(stdout);
+eval(cmd);
+disp("---")
+disp(" ")