MATLAB: What is this code doing

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if 0,
    mfiles={'bh_plot_session','rsbs_prepare_formodel','rsbs_speed_stats_extra','resscn_prepare_formodel','speed_stats_extra'}
    savedir = 'C:\TEMP\behav\';
    if ~isdir(savedir),mkdir(savedir);end
    for i=1:length(mfiles),
        src=which([mfiles{i},'.m']);
        [x,y,z]=fileparts(src)
        dst=[savedir,'\',y,z]
        copyfile(src,dst);
    end
end

Best Answer

Short version: copy a list of Matlab script/function files from wherever Matlab finds them into a particular directory ('C:\TEMP\behav\')
Long version:
% currently does nothing, since 0 is false
if 0,
    % define a set of files
    % below, we see that these are expected to be .m files
    mfiles={'bh_plot_session','rsbs_prepare_formodel','rsbs_speed_stats_extra','resscn_prepare_formodel','speed_stats_extra'}
    % define a directory
    savedir = 'C:\TEMP\behav\';
    % if that directory doesn't already exist, create it
    if ~isdir(savedir),mkdir(savedir);end
    % loop over file set
    for i=1:length(mfiles),
        % get full path of file
        src=which([mfiles{i},'.m']);
        % extract path (x), name (y) and extension (z) of file
        [x,y,z]=fileparts(src)
        % define a location to save the file
        % specifically, copy it into the above directory, keeping the same filename
        dst=[savedir,'\',y,z]
        copyfile(src,dst);
    end
end
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