: Developed primarily at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control ( INRIA ) and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ( ENPC ).

The , authored by the original Scilab Group , serves as the foundational documentation for Scilab, a premier open-source software for numerical computation. Historically developed by researchers from INRIA and ENPC , this manual outlines the core functional capabilities of the software, which began as a tool for researchers in automatic control. The Evolution of the Scilab Group

: Instructions for the main script, setting breakpoints ( setbpt ), and managing stack sizes.

: Guidance on solving linear algebra problems, differential equations, and signal processing.

: In 1994, the group released Scilab 1.1 as free software, a pivotal moment that established it as a viable open-source alternative to proprietary software like MATLAB. Core Manual Content

While the original group’s manual remains a historical touchstone, modern users primarily utilize the system, which evolved from these early documents:

: Jean-Philippe Chancelier, François Delebecque, Claude Gomez, Maurice Goursat, Ramine Nikoukhah, and Serge Steer.