[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #37183] Return string when use help().

[Peng Yu]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?37183>

                 Summary: Return string when use help().
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: pengyu
            Submitted on: Fri 24 Aug 2012 05:44:59 PM GMT
                Category: Libraries
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.4.0
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

"deblank(help('help'))" works, but "deblank(help())" does not. 

Please see detailed discussion at
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/How-to-remove-the-redundant-print-when-use-help-tt4643201.html#a4643257

/tmp$ cat test.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash

/opt/local/bin/octave -q << EOF
%deblank(help('help'))
deblank(help())
EOF

/tmp$ ./test.sh

  For help with individual commands and functions type

    help NAME

  (replace NAME with the name of the command or function you would
  like to learn more about).

  For a more detailed introduction to GNU Octave, please consult the
  manual.  To read the manual from the prompt type

    doc

  GNU Octave is supported and developed by its user community.
  For more information visit http://www.octave.org.

error: Invalid call to deblank.  Correct usage is:

 -- Function File:  deblank (S)


/tmp$ octave --version
GNU Octave, version 3.4.0
Copyright (C) 2011 John W. Eaton and others.
This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions.
There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Octave was configured for "x86_64-apple-darwin10.7.3".

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