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Return root directory of MATLAB installation
Syntax
Description
matlabroot
returns the name of the directory in which the MATLAB software is installed. In compiled M-code, it returns the path to the executable. Use matlabroot
to create a path to MATLAB and toolbox directories that does not depend on a specific platform or MATLAB version.
rd = matlabroot
returns the name of the directory in which the MATLAB software is installed and assigns it to rd
.
Examples
fullfile(matlabroot,'toolbox','matlab','general')
produces a full path to the toolbox/matlab/general
directory that is correct for the platform it is executed on.
See Also
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