MATLAB®

Starting the MATLAB^® Program on UNIX^® Platforms

To start the MATLAB^® program on The Open Group UNIX^® platforms, type matlab at the operating system prompt.

If you did not set up symbolic links in the installation procedure, you must enter the full pathname to start MATLAB, matlabroot/bin/matlab, where matlabroot is the name of the directory in which you installed MATLAB. If you have trouble starting MATLAB, see troubleshooting information in the Installation Guide for UNIX^®.

You can specify the current directory upon startup as well as other options—for more information, see Startup Directory for the MATLAB^® Program and Startup Options.

After starting MATLAB, the desktop opens. Desktop components that were open when you last shut down MATLAB will be opened on startup. For more information, see Desktop. If the DISPLAY environment variable is not set or is invalid, the desktop will not display.

Starting the MATLAB® Program on Windows® Platforms

Starting the MATLAB® Program on Macintosh® Platforms