Octave on Windows

[Bill Denney]

Michael Grossbach wrote:
> Divakar Ramachandran wrote:
>   
>> Is there someplace where the Windows specific directories / folders are
>> described? I have been looking for info on the correct place to put the
>> startup commands which on Linux / Unix systems go into .octave. By trial
>> and error I have found that the file .octaverc is read and executed on
>> startup on WinXP when placed directly at Documents and Settings\Username
>> though there is a empty folder named octave at this location. Further,
>> it is impossible to create a file named .octaverc through Win Explorer.
>> I created a file octaverc using the GUI and subsequently renamed it
>> to .octaverc using the command-line.
>>     
> system("touch .octavrc")
Unfortunately, touch is not a windows command.

Have a good day,

Bill