Matlab Useful Commands

	Commands	Purpose
General	Ver	Gets Details of all the toolbox installed with version #'s
	Version	MATLAB Version Running
	clc	Clear Command Window
	clear all	Clear complete workspace
	clear variable	Clears the variable specified
	Exit	Exits from matlab
	Quit
	Ctrl + C	Stop the current execution ( in Command window )
	lookfor	Search for similar commands
Workspace	who	Shows variable names in the currently available workspace
	whos	Shows variable names & Details in the currenty available workspace
	exist	Check for existence of the variable in the workspace
	save filename	Save as filename.mat to disk
	Load filename	Load filename.mat from disk
Variables	Global	Declares variable as global
	persistent	Defines a persistent variable ( static )
	a = [ 1 , 2 ,3 ]	Create Row Matrix
	a = [ 1  2 3 ]
	b = [ 1; 2; 3 ]	Creates Column Matrix
	c = [1 2 3 ; 4 5 6 ; 7 8 9]	Creates a 3*3 Matrix
Directory / System	Dir	Lists contents of Current Directory
	cd newdir	Change directory  newdir
	cd ..	Goes to current directorie's parent directory
	mkdir newdir	creates a new directory newdir
	rmdir newdir	Deletes directory newdir
	rmdir ('newdir','s')	Deletes directory newdirand any folders inside recursively
	delete newfile	delete's the file newfile
	pwd	Displays the current working directory
	date	displays the current system date
	type newfile	Display the contents of newfile
	what	Lists all the matlab files in the current directory
	diary	Switches on/off the diary for recording contents of the command window