Get user home directory

get the user's home directory platform independent

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GETUSERDIR returns the user home directory using the registry on windows systems and using Java on non windows systems as a string

COLLABORATION:
As I am not familiar with non windows operating systems please give me information about incompatibilities - I rely on JAVA in this function

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Sven Probst (2026). Get user home directory (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/15885-get-user-home-directory), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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1.0.0.0