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user5910827
user5910827

Reputation:

changing matlab startup current folder

I installed matlab R13a a while ago. When it starts up the current working directory is the bin folder. But I don't want it to be so. How can I change the current folder so that when I run matlab it starts initially in that folder?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 548

Answers (2)

buzjwa
buzjwa

Reputation: 2652

You might consider setting the startup directory to be the last directory from the previous MATLAB session by editing both startup.m and finish.m. In startup.m, enter:

if (exist([matlabroot filesep 'last_dir.mat']) == 2)
    load ([matlabroot filesep 'last_dir'])
    cd(last_dir)
    clear last_dir
end

In finish.m, enter:

last_dir = pwd;
save([matlabroot filesep 'last_dir'], 'last_dir')

MATLAB will now start where you left it at the end of the last session. Note this won't work if MATLAB stopped unexpectedly (i.e., crashed).

Upvotes: 2

Erfan
Erfan

Reputation: 1927

You can create (or modify) a startup script in your MATLAB root directory (or anywhere on your MATLAB search path) with the exact name of startup.m. All you write in this script will execute each time MATLAB is started. There you can change current folder using cd:

cd('the_starting_root_you_prefer')

And save it. If you want to know your root directory, use matlabroot.

Upvotes: 2

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