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Re: Difference between EXEC_PATH() and path()
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Ben Abbott |
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Re: Difference between EXEC_PATH() and path() |
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Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:48:16 -0400 |
On Jun 18, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Jonathan Margoliash wrote:
> Hello octave support,
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> What is the difference between the EXEC_PATH() and the path() functions?
> Also, what is the way to tell if a single word like 'path' refers to a
> function call in command syntax with no parameters (the equivalent of path())
> or is a variable name? Thanks,
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> Jonathan
The EXEC_PATH is the shell path, and path() is Octave's path to its m-files,
oct-file, and mex-files.
To determine if "path" is a variable name, use isvarname().
Ben