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Info and help commands
There are several commands in
matlab
to help you get information and find out about your set-up.
ver :-
Tells you which versions of which toolboxes (libraries) are installed.
help
command
:-
tells you about the command.
type
command
:-
tells you whether the command is a script or is built into matlab. If it's a script, it's displayed.
which
command
:-
Locates functions and files. `
which fft
' tells you whether
fft
is a built-in command, a function or doesn't exist.
lookfor :-
A keyword search. `
lookfor fft
' finds commands that deal with fft's and briefly describes them.
helpdesk :-
Starts a WWW browser to display matlab documentation.
path :-
Prints the current matlab
PATH
. This is a list of directories. When you type a command, matlab looks in these directories for the corresponding file.
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2006-07-24