Octave is used interactively by running the program 'octave' without any arguments. Once started, Octave reads commands from the terminal until you tell it to exit.
You can use exit(0) function to come out of the Octave prompt.
There are following important commands to start with Octave command prompt:
C-b -- Move back one character.
C-f -- Move forward one character.
DEL -- Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
C-d -- Delete the character underneath the cursor.
M-f -- Move forward a word.
M-b -- Move backward a word.
C-a -- Move to the start of the line.
C-e -- Move to the end of the line.
C-l -- Clear the screen, reprinting the current line at the top.
C-_
C-/ -- Undo the last thing that you did. You can undo all the way back to an empty line.
M-r -- Undo all changes made to this line. This is like typing the `undo' command enough times to get back to the beginning.
C-k -- Kill the text from the current cursor position to the end of the line.
M-d -- Kill from the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between words, to the end of the next word.
M-DEL -- Kill from the cursor to the start of the previous word, or if between words, to the start of the previous word.
C-w -- Kill from the cursor to the previous whitespace. This is different than M-DEL because the word boundaries differ.
C-p -- Move `up' through the history list.
C-n -- Move `down' through the history list.
M-< -- Move to the first line in the history.
M-> -- Move to the end of the input history, i.e., the line you are entering!
C-r -- Search backward starting at the current line and moving `up' through the history as necessary. This is an incremental search.
Online Octave Terminal (GNU Octave v4.2.1)
Online Octave Terminal (GNU Octave v4.2.1) helps you to Edit, Run and Share your Octaveterm Code directly from your browser. This development environment provides you version GNU Octave v4.2.1.
How to give program Input?
The latest version of Coding Ground allows to provide program input at run time from the termnial window exactly the same way as you run your program at your own computer. So simply run a program and provide your program input (if any) from the terminal window available in the right side.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| ⌘ + Enter | Run the program |
| ⌘ + S | Save Project (Login Required) |
| ⇧ + ⌘ + S | Save As Project |
| ⌘ + P | New Project |
| ⌘ + G | Share Project |
| ⌘ + Z | Undo Editing |
| ⌘ + Y | Redo Editing |
| ⌘ + A | Select All Text |
| ⌘ + X | Cut Selected Text |
| ⌘ + C | Copy Selected Text |
| ⌘ + V | Paste Copied Text |
| ⌘ + F | Search Text |
| ⌘ + ⌥ + F | Replace Text |
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
| Ctrl + Enter | Run the program |
| Ctrl + S | Save Project |
| Shift + Ctrl + S | Save As Project |
| Ctrl + G | Share Project |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo Editing |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo Editing |
| Ctrl + A | Select All Text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut Selected Text |
| Ctrl + C | Copy Selected Text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste Copied Text |
| Ctrl + F | Search Text |
| Ctrl + H | Replace Text |
Save Octaveterm Project
You can save your Octaveterm Project with us so that you can access this project later on. To save a project you will need to create a login Id with us. So before you save a project, please create a login Id using a link given at the top right corner of this page.
Share Octaveterm Project
You can use this feature to share your Octaveterm Code with your teachers, classmates and colleagues. Just click Share Button and it will create a short link, which can be shared through Email, WhatsApp or even through Social Media. A shared link will be deleted if it has been passive for almost 3 months.
