Get Scilab to calculate without printing result - scilab

Question

This sounds like a silly question, but I really can't find an answer around.
I'm using Scilab to evaluate two methods in terms of performace. However, every time I tell Scilab to calculate anything, it will print the results. Since I'm using large matrices, it spends much more time printing the results than doing the calculations, so I'm having a hard time telling how long is each method actually taking.
Can I get Scilab to compute something without printing the result?
That is, instead of
-->B = A'*A
A =
1. 2. 3.
2. 4. 6.
3. 6. 9.
-->
I'd like it to do
-->B = A'*A
-->

Answer 1

Also simply adding a semicolon works
-->B = A'*A;
-->

Answer 2

Well, I finally found the right query. When I searched for 'scilab silent', one of the results (not the first) was this:
http://help.scilab.org/docs/5.3.3/en_US/mode.html
Function mode(k) lets you choose how Scilab will behave in terms of variable display. The following call will temporarily hide results:
mode(-1)
Whereas this will get you back to the default option:
mode(2)
The documentation is confusing, though.
Please notices that mode does not used at prompt, only in an exec-file or a scilab function.
Aside from the awful English, this notice seems to be outdated. This function worked perfectly for me on the prompt.