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Julia for MATLAB Users/Core Language/Desktop Environment
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Desktop Environment
Startup and Shutdown
See Getting Started in the Julia manual.
matlab (Windows) Start MATLAB program from Windows system prompt
matlab (Mac) Start MATLAB program from macOS Terminal
matlab (Linux) Start MATLAB program from Linux system prompt
exit Terminate MATLAB program
quit Terminate MATLAB program
matlabrc Start up function for MATLAB program
startup Start up function for user-defined options
Equivalently, the file ~/.julia/config/startup.jl is executed whenever Julia is run.
finish Termination file for MATLAB program
Basic Settings
prefdir Folder containing preferences, history, and layout files
preferences Open Preferences dialog box
Platform and License
version Version number for MATLAB and libraries
ver Version information for MathWorks products
verLessThan Compare toolbox version to specified character vector
license Get license number or perform licensing task
ispc Determine if version is for Windows (PC) platform
ismac Determine if version is for macOS platform
isunix Determine if version is for Linux or Mac platforms
isstudent Determine if version is Student Version
javachk Error message based on Java feature support
usejava Determine if Java feature is available
Help and Support
doc Reference page in Help browser
help Help for functions in Command Window
docsearch Help browser search
lookfor Search for keyword in all help entries
demo Access product examples in Help browser
echodemo Run example script step-by-step in Command Window