MATLAB: Run function from command line

command linefunctionunix

I want to start a matlab function from the unix command line. For now I use

matlab -nodisplay -r "functionname(argument1, argument2, argumentN);exit"

But for this the function I call needs to be in the folder where I am. Is there a way to call the function like

matlab -nodisplay -r "/path/to/functionname(argument1, argument2, argumentN);exit"

without manually adding it to the search path of matlab?

Do you mean:

matlab -nodisplay -r "cd('/path/to'); functionname(argument1, argument2, argumentN);exit"

Hi, matlab is the executable once the software is installed on Linux. Check this link where you can check the available startup options: https://la.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlablinux.html

Regards.

You can make use of -r option in the matlab command

For example if your function is

function  test(FilePath)
AllFiles = dir(FilePath);
end

You can call the function using following command

matlab  -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -r "test(data)" % where data is the name of the folder

This command also works when there is space in the name of the folder.