No, I get:
octave:1> plot([1:100])
octave:2> print("test01.pdf")
gnuplot> set terminal pdf enhanced size 8.5,11 ;
^
line 0: unknown or ambiguous terminal type; type just 'set
terminal' for a list
line 0: No terminal defined
gnuplot> plot "-" binary format='%float64' record=100 using ($1):
($2) axes x1y1 title "" with lines linestyle 1 ;
^
line 0: use 'set term' to set terminal type first
gnuplot> @
^
line 0: invalid character @
octave:3>
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This is on Fedora 10 Linux. And, it seems to happen always.
gnuplot 4.2.3.
gnuplot
set terminal
does not list pdf!