Some utility scripts

[Francesco Potorti`]

===File /usr/local/bin/compute==============================
#! /usr/bin/octave -qf

disp(eval(argv{1}))
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===File /usr/local/bin/apply================================
#! /usr/bin/octave -qf

disp(eval([argv{1} "(load('" argv{2} "'))"]))
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address@hidden:~/vbrsr$ cat /tmp/aa
5
6
7

address@hidden:~/vbrsr$ apply mean /tmp/aa
6

address@hidden:~/vbrsr$ apply std /tmp/aa
1

address@hidden:~/vbrsr$ apply sqrt /tmp/aa
  2.2361
  2.4495
  2.6458

address@hidden:~/vbrsr$ compute "sqrt(2)"
1.4142

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