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2.4.8 Diary and Echo Commands

Octave’s diary feature allows you to keep a log of all or part of an interactive session by recording the input you type and the output that Octave produces in a separate file.

: diary ¶

: diary on ¶

: diary off ¶

: diary filename ¶

: [status, diaryfile] = diary ¶

Record a list of all commands and the output they produce, mixed together just as they appear on the terminal.

Valid options are:

on

Start recording a session in a file called diary in the current working directory.

off

Stop recording the session in the diary file.

filename

Record the session in the file named filename.

With no input or output arguments, diary toggles the current diary state.

If output arguments are requested, diary ignores inputs and returns the current status. The boolean status indicates whether recording is on or off, and diaryfile is the name of the file where the session is stored.

See also: history, evalc.

Sometimes it is useful to see the commands in a function or script as they are being evaluated. This can be especially helpful for debugging some kinds of problems.

: echo ¶

: echo on ¶

: echo off ¶

: echo on all ¶

: echo off all ¶

: echo function on ¶

: echo function off ¶

Control whether commands are displayed as they are executed.

Valid options are:

on

Enable echoing of commands as they are executed in script files.

off

Disable echoing of commands as they are executed in script files.

on all

Enable echoing of commands as they are executed in script files and functions.

off all

Disable echoing of commands as they are executed in script files and functions.

function on

Enable echoing of commands as they are executed in the named function.

function off

Disable echoing of commands as they are executed in the named function.

With no arguments, echo toggles the current echo state.

See also: PS4.