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> ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/octave  /usr/bin/octave    # this is a good way of inserting octave in your PATH so it can be started from the command line
> ln -s /Applications/Octave.app/Contents/Resources/octave  /usr/bin/octave    # this is a good way of inserting octave in your PATH so it can be started from the command line


... #  Now to make sure that /usr/bin is in your path do:
Now to make sure that /usr/bin is in your path do:


> env
> env


... # there should be several lines of text in response including something like :  PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local:/bin:/sbin:'''/usr/bin:'''/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin  -- check to see that /usr/bin: is included
this should produce several lines of text in response including something like :  PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local:/bin:/sbin:'''/usr/bin:'''/usr/sbin:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin  -- check to see that /usr/bin: is included


If it is, octave and gnuplot should work fine now.  If not, we need to go to the .bashrc file.  This is a(n invisible) file that sets things that are important to you up every time you open a new terminal window.  Type this at the prompt:
If it is, octave and gnuplot should work fine now.  If not, we need to go to the .bashrc file.  This is a(n invisible) file that sets things that are important to you up every time you open a new terminal window.  Type this at the prompt:
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> open .bashrc                  # opens it in your editor (probably Textedit)
> open .bashrc                  # opens it in your editor (probably Textedit)


... #  type this in the editor:
type this in the editor:


PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin;
PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin;
export PATH
export PATH


... # save and close
save and close


Things should work now ....... Open a new terminal window and type 'octave'  then 'sombrero(24)' at the prompt.
Things should work now ....... Open a new terminal window and type 'octave'  then 'sombrero(24)' at the prompt.
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