This happened to me by excecuting octave in the root directory
$cd ~
~$octave
octave:1>help help
`help' is a function from the file /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/help/help.m
-- Command: help NAME
Display the help text for NAME. If invoked without any arguments,
`help' prints a list of all the available operators and functions.
For example, the command `help help' prints a short message
describing the `help' command.
The help command can give you information about operators, but not
the comma and semicolons that are used as command separators. To
get help for those, you must type `help comma' or `help semicolon'.
See also: doc, lookfor, which
Additional help for built-in functions and operators is
available in the on-line version of the manual. Use the command
`doc <topic>' to search the manual index.
Help and information about Octave is also available on the WWW
at http://www.octave.org and via the [email protected]
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help command fails due to __makeinfo__.m issue
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