Re: Starting Octave on Macintosh

[Joe Koski]

Allan,

The usual place for .m files is in the local directory where you are
working. Octave looks there first for .m files, then along the path. If you
have a library of functions that you use often, yes, then you can put them
in /usr/local.

You can do an ls from within octave to see what's available. To start octave
type octave in a terminal window.

Since you use terminal to run octave, that's also the way to look around the
/usr area. You'll need some rudimentary UNIX knowledge (ls, cd, cp, mv,
sudo, etc.)  to work there. There are some ways of making those files
visible in the finder, but that's not the easy fix. They're hidden for
several reasons including the fact that they're mostly write protected, and
it's easy to shoot yourself in the foot when working in that area.

To star a script, just type the script name (without the .m) after starting
octave in terminal. You'll see the octave prompt.

I suggest getting an octave manual. They're available in paperback, and not
too expensive.

Good luck.

Joe


on 7/10/05 7:31 AM, address@hidden at address@hidden
wrote:

> I am trying to use Octave on a Mac iBook, osx 10.3.  I
> have zero knowledge of Unix.  I can get Octave to
> start up, but have no idea how to get a series of
> matlab scripts to function.  My specific questions
> are:
> 1 Do the scrits belong in
> /usr/local/bin/ocatave/shared????
> 2 If not at this location, where do they belong?
> 3 Since the unix files are not visible in the finder,
> what are the unix commands to move them into the
> proper place from a location such as the Desktop?
> 4 How does one start a script?
> 5 For some reason, command line instructions such as
> help-I do not work
> 
> any help would be appreciated
> 
> thanks
> 
> allan
> 
> 
> 
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