[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #50034] "help ./" causes some extraneous printout of path info

[Rik]

Update of bug #50034 (project octave):

                Severity:              3 - Normal => 2 - Minor              
                Priority:              5 - Normal => 3 - Low                

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Follow-up Comment #1:

Try 'help help'


-- help NAME
 -- help '--list'
 -- help '.'
 -- help
     Display the help text for NAME.

     For example, the command 'help help' prints a short message
     describing the 'help' command.

     Given the single argument '--list', list all operators, keywords,
     built-in functions, and loadable functions available in the current
     session of Octave.

     Given the single argument '.', list all operators available in the
     current session of Octave.

     If invoked without any arguments, 'help' displays instructions on
     how to access help from the command line.

     The help command can provide information about most operators, but
     NAME must be enclosed by single or double quotes to prevent the
     Octave interpreter from acting on NAME.  For example, 'help "+"'
     displays help on the addition operator.


The last sentence in particular was added because all operators need to be
enclosed by quotes.  If you try


help "./"


you will get only the correct text.


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