How to run Octave scripts with MacOS

[Richard J Wittebort]

Hi,
I have downloaded and installed octave for an intel mac (OS 10.5.8). The 
application now resides in a directory called 'octave_all' located in the 
applications directory and command line instructions execute as expected. 
However, I am unable to execute, for example, the following script (test.m) 
from the command line if the file is located in my 'octave_all' directory:




#! applications/octave_all/octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave -qf

a=[1,2,3]
a
# end of script 



Could you please tell me how to run a script. For example, which, if any, of 
the following is required and how to do it:

1. add a path in the command line?
2. transfer the script to a directory in the octave.app directory?
3. use a header different from the 1st line in the above (#! 
applications/octave_all/octave.app/Contents/Resources/bin/octave -qf)


I much appreciate your help,