scilab(1)

NAME
scilab - Major unix script to execute Scilab and miscellaneous tools

CALLING SEQUENCE
scilab [ -ns -nw -display display]
scilab -help [ <key> ]
scilab -xhelp [ -display display]
scilab -k <key>
scilab -link <objects>
scilab -macro <macro-name>

DESCRIPTION

scilab [-ns -nw -display display]
    : run scilab , if -ns option is present SCI/scilab.star is not executed. if -nw option is present then scilab is not run within an Xwindow widget

scilab -help <key>
    : write on-line documentation about <key> (usually automatically called by scilab command "help <key>") Example:
    scilab -help plot3d

scilab -xhelp [ -display display]
    : run xman for scilab

scilab -k <key>
    : gives the list of Scilab commands containing the keyword <key> in their description ( same as man -k )

scilab -link <objects-files>
    : Is used to produce a local scilex (executable code of Scilab) linked with the additional files given by the user in <object-files>. If in the list of object files some names are known scilex names (from SCIDIR/routines/default ) then the scilex default files are omitted and replaced with the given ones . This script also produces an xscilab script, which when called will ran the new generated scilex file.

EXAMPLE
scilab -link  C/interf.o C/evol.o C/bib.a
will create a new scilex file in which the default interf.o file will be replaced by C/interf.o.
scilab -macro <macro-name>
write brief description of calling sequence and description of scilab function macro_name. (Usually automatically called by scilab to display a compiled function).
scilab -macro bode