Starting and Quitting MATLAB (Development Environment)

Development Environment

Adding Startup Options for UNIX Platforms

Include startup options (also called command flags) after the matlab startup function. The startup options for UNIX are listed in the following table

Option
Description

-arch
Run MATLAB assuming architecture arch.

-arch/ext
Run the version of MATLAB with the extension ext if it exists, assuming architecture arch.

-c licensefile
Set LM_LICENSE_FILE to licensefile. It can have the form port@host.

-Ddebugger [options]
Start MATLAB with the specified debugger.

-debug
Turn on MATLAB internal debugging.

-display Xserver
Send X commands to Xserver.

-ext
Run the version of MATLAB with the extension ext, if it exists.

-h or -help
Displays startup options.

-mwvisual visualid
Specify the default X visual to use for figure windows.

-n
Print environment variables only.

-nodesktop
Start MATLAB without bringing up the MATLAB desktop. Use this option to run without an X-window, for example, in VT100 mode, or in batch processing mode. Note that if you pipe to MATLAB using the > constructor, the nodesktop option is used automatically.
With nodesktop, you can still use development environment tools, such as the Help browser, by starting them using a function, for example, helpbrowser.
Don't use nodesktop to provide a command line interface, if you prefer that over the desktop tools. Instead, select View -> Desktop Layout -> Command Window Only.

-nojvm
Start MATLAB without loading the Java VM. This minimizes memory usage and improves initial startup speed. With nojvm, you cannot use the desktop, nor any of the tools that require Java. The restrictions are the same as those described under UNIX Platform Limitations in the R12 Release Notes.

-nosplash
Start MATLAB without displaying the splash screen during startup.

Option	Description
`-arch`	Run MATLAB assuming architecture `arch`.
`-arch/ext`	Run the version of MATLAB with the extension `ext` if it exists, assuming architecture `arch`.
`-c licensefile`	Set `LM_LICENSE_FILE` to `licensefile`. It can have the form `port@host`.
`-Ddebugger [options]`	Start MATLAB with the specified debugger.
`-debug`	Turn on MATLAB internal debugging.
`-display Xserver`	Send X commands to `Xserver`.
`-ext`	Run the version of MATLAB with the extension `ext`, if it exists.
`-h or -help`	Displays startup options.
`-mwvisual visualid`	Specify the default X visual to use for figure windows.
`-n`	Print environment variables only.
`-nodesktop`	Start MATLAB without bringing up the MATLAB desktop. Use this option to run without an X-window, for example, in VT100 mode, or in batch processing mode. Note that if you pipe to MATLAB using the `>` constructor, the `nodesktop` option is used automatically. With `nodesktop`, you can still use development environment tools, such as the Help browser, by starting them using a function, for example, `helpbrowser`. Don't use `nodesktop` to provide a command line interface, if you prefer that over the desktop tools. Instead, select View -> Desktop Layout -> Command Window Only.
`-nojvm`	Start MATLAB without loading the Java VM. This minimizes memory usage and improves initial startup speed. With `nojvm`, you cannot use the desktop, nor any of the tools that require Java. The restrictions are the same as those described under UNIX Platform Limitations in the R12 Release Notes.
`-nosplash`	Start MATLAB without displaying the splash screen during startup.

For example, to start MATLAB without the splash screen, type

matlab -nosplash

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