Re: Using octave from command line

[tim willaert]

Hello Tatsuro, thank you for your reply.

I tried the command you mentioned and this is what I got: 

WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.

To create the database, run the following command:

  sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once

the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.

On the other hand, I believe I know where the executable file octave-cli is, but when I go to that directory in the terminal and type ‘octave’ or 'octave-cli’, this does not start octave ('command not found').

Thanks again for your time, best regards Tim