Scilab 5.3.0
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apropos
searches keywords in Scilab help
Calling Sequence
apropos(key) apropos(regexp)
Arguments
- key
character string. give the sequence of characters to be found
- regexp
character string. give the regular expression to be found (only with "Scilab Browser")
Description
apropos(key) looks for Scilab help files containing
keywords keyin their short description section.
apropos(regexp) looks for Scilab
help files containing regular expression regexpin their short
description section.
Examples
apropos('ode') apropos ode apropos "list of" apropos "sin.*hyperbolic" apropos "^ab" //search help beginning the two characters "ab" apropos "quadratic.*solver"
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