Re: where is help in octave?

[c.]

On 7 Apr 2012, at 13:04, Robert H wrote:

> I get an error:
> 
> octave:1> doc
> info: /usr/share/info/octave3.2.info: No such file or directory

Your Octave installation is incomplete/corrupt, where did you get Octave from?
Also, the Octave version you are using is quite old, would you be able to 
update?

> >If you prefer the html version over the info version, you can browse it here:
> >http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/index.html
> 
> I know about this. But I am looking for help for all the packages I just 
> installed as well. For example, in the above web page, there is no mention of 
> control package functions.

Packages are 3rd party add-ons that are developed/maintained/documented 
separately from Octave.
Many Packages are distributed on Octave-Forge
 
http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php

for example the control package is documented here

http://octave.sourceforge.net/control/index.html

(click on "function reference")

> 
> >pkg describe -verbose <PACKAGE NAME>
> 
> ok, will look at the octave pkg command. thanks.
> 
> Robert
c.