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Hit CTRL-C to break out of Matlab.
 
Hit CTRL-C to break out of Matlab.
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After logging in to an OIT machine (or using [[SSH]] to get there from a PC and using [[X-Win 32]] to get graphics to send over, or using [[X11R6]] on a Mac to log in) just type <code>?matlab &</code> at the command prompt.
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*How do you even get IN to Matlab? I have no idea...
 

Revision as of 23:08, 29 August 2007

Matlab
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Matlab is a MATrix LABoratory program that can be used to load, process, generate, present, and analyze numerical data.

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FAQ

  • Matlab gives me the splash screen, then just sits there...

Go to a terminal window and type "ps -u NETID" with your NET ID. There should be a process called "matlab". Get the number off it, then type "kill -KILL NUMBER" (the adverb really is "-KILL"). Then, go to your root directory, change into the .matlab directory and remove the contents with "rm -ir *" (make SURE you are in the .matlab directory). Go back to where you were and start matlab again.

  • Matlab on Unix just sits there - I think I created an infinite loop! Or I am running a program that will take a significant fraction of forever to complete...

Go to a terminal window and type "ps -u NETID" with your NET ID. There should be a process called "matlab". Get the number off it, then type "kill -KILL NUMBER"

  • Matlab on Windows just sits there - I think I created an infinite loop! Or I am running a program that will take a significant fraction of forever to complete...

Hit CTRL-C to break out of Matlab.

  • How do you even get IN to Matlab? I have no idea...

After logging in to an OIT machine (or using SSH to get there from a PC and using X-Win 32 to get graphics to send over, or using X11R6 on a Mac to log in) just type ?matlab & at the command prompt.