getenv - Environment variable
Syntax
getenv 'name'
N = getenv('name')
Description
getenv 'name' searches
the underlying operating system's environment list for a string of
the form name=value, where name is the input string. If found, the MATLAB software returns
the string value. If the specified name cannot
be found, an empty matrix is returned.
N = getenv('name') returns value to the variable N.
Examples
os = getenv('OS')
os =
Windows_NTSee Also
setenv, computer, pwd, ver, path
 | getdisp (hgsetget) | | getfield |  |
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