Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
File Opening and Closing:
fclose fopen
Unformatted I/O:
fread
fwrite
Formatted I/O:
fgetl
fprintf
fgets
fscanf
File Positioning:
feof fseek
ferror ftell
frewind
String Conversion:
sprintf sscanf
10 Directories
When you type a string of characters, say
asdf
at the matlab prompt
and press return, matlab goes through the following sequence to try to
make sense of what you typed:
1. Look for a variable called
asdf
;
2. Look for a built in matlab function called
asdf
;
3. Look in the current directory for an m-file called
asdf.m
;
4. Look in the directories specified by the matlab search path for an
m-file called
asdf.m
.
The following commands are useful for working with different directories
in matlab:
cd
Change to another directory
pwd
Display (print) current working directory
dir
Display contents of current working directory
what
Display matlab-relevant files
in current working directory
which
Display directory containing specified function
type
Display file in the matlab window
path
Display or change the search path
addpath
Add directory to the search path
rmpath
Remove directory from the search path
If the directory name contains a blank space, enclose it in single quotes:
dir 'my documents'
(On PCs or Macintoshes you can use the Path Browser GUI to manipu-
late the path. Select 'File'
→
'Set Path' or click the Path Browser button
on the tool bar.)