Modules

Useful S-Lang modules

S-Lang modules are packages containing several functions. They have to be loaded before they can be used:

 isis> require("modulename");

Have a look here http://www.jedsoft.org/slang/modules/ for a list of common modules. Some modules you have to know:

• xfig - plotting with XFig
• gsl - GNU scientific library
• stats - several statistic functions and tests
• rand - random number/distribution module
• profile - Run-time profiler: Analyses (nested) function run-times
• socket - basic communication functions via TCP/IP