MATLAB: What is the difference between a toolbox’s release notes, user’s guide, reference, and getting started guide

Control System Toolboxdocumentation

For the Control System Toolbox there are four different help-like PDF documents:
  1. Control System Toolbox Getting Started Guide
  2. Control System Toolbox User's Guide
  3. Control System Toolbox Reference
  4. Control System Toolbox Release Notes
What is the difference between these documents?

Best Answer

  1. Toolbox Getting Started Guide: Helps a beginner to be introduced to a toolbox
  2. Toolbox User's Guide: contains all the details of your toolbox, illustrated with examples
  3. Toolbox Reference: Should be a sorted list of functions, that explain those functions
  4. Toolbox Release Notes: provides quick access to what's new in each version
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