[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #35318] exit octave after --eval CODE ?

[Muhali]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?35318>

                 Summary: exit octave after --eval CODE ?
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: muhali
            Submitted on: Mon 16 Jan 2012 11:40:16 AM PST
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

The help on command line options has

`--eval CODE'
     Evaluate CODE and exit when done unless `--persist' is also
     specified.

but octave does not exit when invoked with a script file, such as


# foo.m
disp(e) ;


It does exit when the script is invoked from stdin:


%> octave -q --eval 'x=1;' foo.m
 2.72
%> octave -q --eval 'x=1;' < foo.m
%> 


I suggest a phrase like 'and exit if FILE is empty' as help text.




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