How to run Matlab from the command line?

macos, matlab

Solution

The `matlab` script is in the `bin` subdirectory of the MATLAB app bundle. On my machine, this means I can run it like so:

/Applications/MATLAB_R2012a_Student.app/bin/matlab

If you want this bin directory on your path (so that you can just run `matlab`, `mex`, etc), edit or create a new text file called `.bash_profile` in the top level of your home directory with the following line:

export PATH=/Applications/MATLAB_R2012a_Student.app/bin:$PATH

Replacing the "MATLAB_R2012a_Student" part with the name of your actual MATLAB app bundle. This will not come into effect for currently open terminals, but newly opened terminals should work properly.

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