Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Command History

The Command History window displays a log of the statements most recently run in the Command Window. If you are viewing this document in the Help browser, you can watch the Command History video demo for an overview of the major functionality.

To show or hide the Command History window, use the Desktop menu. Alternatively, use commandhistory to open the MATLAB Command History window when it is closed, or to select it when it is open. For details, see Arranging the Desktop--Overview.

Use the Command History window as described in these sections:

• Viewing Statements in the Command History Window
• Using Statements from the Command History Window
• Searching in the Command History Window
• Printing the Command History Window
• Deleting Entries from the Command History Window

  

MATLAB provides other options for viewing a history of statements. See also the following sections:

• Recalling Previous Lines, which describes using the up arrow in the Command Window
• The diary function reference page
• Startup Options, which includes the logfile startup option

See Also

Viewing Statements in the Command History Window

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