Re: How to clear a command line function

[Andy Buckle]

On 25 January 2012 19:51, Muhali <address@hidden> wrote:
> From my understanding of the corresponding help text, I would 'clear' a
> command line function as follows:
>
> octave> function y = foo(x), y = e^x ; endfunction
> octave> which foo
> `foo' is a command-line function
> octave> clear foo
>
> but that doesn't seem to work:
>
> octave> which foo
> `foo' is a command-line function
>
> I know about 'clear -f', but according to the help 'clear foo' should also
> work.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> M.

clear removes it from memory. To remove it completely remove the file
(foo.m, foo.oct, ...) from the Octave's path. eg change the path, or
delete the file.

Only time I have needed to clear a function is before recompiling an
oct file. What are you trying to do?


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