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 == Create a launcher app with AppleScript ==
-Open the "AppleScript Editor" application and write the following text in the editor window:
+For example Homebrew installs Octave to {{Path|/usr/local/bin/octave}} by default.  From the [https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/open-or-quit-terminal-apd5265185d-f365-44cb-8b09-71a064a42125/mac Terminal] application you can enter the command <code>which octave</code> to find out the exact location.
+If you know the installation location, open the [https://support.apple.com/guide/script-editor Script Editor] application and write the following text in the editor window:
+ do shell script "/usr/local/bin/octave --gui"
+if you wish to start the Octave GUI by default.  If you want to start the Octave command-line interface (CLI), enter instead:
   tell application "Terminal"
-   do script "/path/to/octave; exit"
+   do script "/usr/local/bin/octave; exit"
   end tell
-(e.g. Homebrew installs Octave to {{Path|/usr/local/bin/octave}} by default) or if Octave is in your default path:
+or if Octave is in your default path:
   tell application "Terminal"
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   end tell
-or if you wish to start the GUI by default, without a terminal:
+Finally:
+* With a script open in the Script Editor app  on your Mac, choose "File > Export".
- do shell script "/path/to/octave --gui"
-Then:
-* Select "Save as ..." from the "File" menu
 * In the menu that appears, select "Application" from the "File format" menu, then navigate to the "Applications" folder and save your script there as "Octave.app"