Display contents of text file in MATLAB shell

Question

I'm using MATLAB under Windows, and trying to display (dump) the contents of a text file in the command shell. It seems like overkill to open a small file in the editor, or to load the file to use disp.

Answer 1

As well as type, there's also dbtype which lets you pick a start and end range to print, and shows line numbers - handy for listing source files.

Answer 2

Use type and specify the explicit file name (including the extension), for instance:

type('myfile.txt')