Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Startup and Shutdown

Overview of Starting the MATLAB Program

• Starting the MATLAB Program on Windows Platforms

Starting the MATLAB Program from the Windows Desktop or a DOS Window

Starting the MATLAB Program using File Associations on Windows Platforms

Utility to Change File Associations for Windows Platforms

Changing File Associations for the MATLAB Program from the Windows Environment

Starting the MATLAB Program on UNIX Platforms

• Starting the MATLAB Program on Macintosh Platforms

Starting the MATLAB Program from the Macintosh Desktop

Starting the MATLAB Program from a Shell on Macintosh Platforms

• Startup Folder for the MATLAB Program

What Is the Startup Folder?

Startup Folder on Windows Platforms

Startup Folder on UNIX Platforms

Startup Folder on Macintosh Platforms

Changing the Startup Folder

• Startup Options

About Startup Options

Specifying Startup Options for Windows Platforms

Specifying Startup Options for UNIX Platforms

Specifying Startup Options for Macintosh Platforms

Specifying Startup Options Using the Startup File for the MATLAB Program, startup.m

Commonly Used Startup Options

• Toolbox Path Caching in the MATLAB Program

About Toolbox Path Caching in the MATLAB Program

Using the Cache File Upon Startup

Updating the Cache and Cache File

Additional Diagnostics with Toolbox Path Caching

• Other Startup Topics

Error Log Reporter

Passing Perl Variables on Startup

Startup and Calling Java Software from the MATLAB Program

• Quitting the MATLAB Program

Ways to Quit the MATLAB Program

Confirm Quitting the MATLAB Program

Running a Script When Quitting the MATLAB Program

Abnormal Termination

• Running Functions - Command Window and History

• Help, Demos, and Related Resources

• Workspace Browser and Variable Editor

• Managing Files in MATLAB

• File Exchange - Finding and Getting Files Created by Other Users

• Editing and Debugging M-Files

• Tuning and Managing M-Files

• Publishing M-Files

• Using Notebook to Publish to Microsoft Word

• Source Control Interface

• Internationalization

• Data Import and Export

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C and Fortran API Reference

• Release Notes

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Startup and Shutdown

This set of topics includes options for customizing startup and shutdown of the MATLAB program.

Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Overview of Starting the MATLAB Program

Overview of Starting the MATLAB Program

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