Starting the MATLAB Program on UNIX Platforms
To start the MATLAB program on UNIX[1]
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 folder
in which you installed MATLAB. ( For more information, see the matlabroot reference page). If you have
trouble starting MATLAB, see troubleshooting information in the Installation Guide for UNIX.
You can specify the current folder upon startup as well as other
options—for more information, see Startup Folder 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.
[1] UNIX
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