clipboard |
Copy and paste text to and from system clipboard |
computer |
Information about computer on which MATLAB software is running |
system |
Execute operating system command and return output |
dos |
Execute DOS command and return output |
unix |
Execute UNIX command and return output |
getenv |
Environment variable |
setenv |
Set environment variable |
perl |
Call Perl script using appropriate operating system executable |
winqueryreg |
Item from Windows registry |
commandhistory |
Open Command History window, or select it if already open |
commandwindow |
Open Command Window, or select it if already open |
filebrowser |
Open Current Folder browser, or select it if already open |
workspace |
Open Workspace browser to manage workspace |
matlab.io.saveVariablesToScript |
Save workspace variables to MATLAB script |
getpref |
Preference |
setpref |
Set preference |
addpref |
Add preference |
rmpref |
Remove preference |
ispref |
Test for existence of preference |
Call external programs by issuing operating system commands<atict:add>.</atict:add>
Run External Commands, Scripts, and Programs
Use the ! character to call an
operating system command. Run UNIX programs off the system path.
Change Environment Variable for Shell Command
This example shows how to substitute a user-specified
value for an environment variable value set by MATLAB when you
call a function using the system command.