How to open new terminal (visible) from Matlab Linux, Mac

I am currently using the following line of code to launch an application in Windows. I get to see a new terminal and the output being printed there. The cmd contains instructions to run an executable.

system([cmd '&'], '-echo')

I would like to do the same for Mac or Linux. Do you have any suggestions? I have tried the system and unix commands.

[Kaustubha Govind]

The same command should work on other platforms AFAIK. What kind of errors are you seeing?

[Walter Roberson]

The "new terminal" on Windows is only because it is a graphical command that is being named. The -echo option of system() is to send the results to the MATLAB command window (as well), not to open a new terminal.

[Walter Roberson]

On OS-X you might have to resort to Applescript, potentially.

If you do not use Applescript then you would want to open an xterm (OS-X Leopard or earlier), or open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal . Unfortunately I have not been able to find a mechanism to get Terminal to accept command-line options to specify what is to be run.