#!/usr/local/bin/octave -qf s = 0; for i = 1:10 s = s + i; endfor disp(s)
octave> format bit octave> 2 ans = 0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 octave> 3 ans = 0100000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 octave> format long octave> pi pi = 3.14159265358979 octave> format short octave> pi pi = 3.14 octave> format octave> pi pi = 3.1416