Commonly Used Startup Options
This table lists commonly used startup options for the matlab
command. For a complete list of options, refer to the input arguments for matlab (Windows)
, matlab (macOS)
, or matlab (Linux)
.
Option | Description |
---|---|
| License to use, specified as the full path to a license file, a
list of license file paths, or the Licenses specified in the
|
| Display startup options (without starting MATLAB®). |
| Automatically write output from MATLAB to the specified log file. |
| Start MATLAB without allowing the JVM® software to be loaded in the session. Features that require Java® software are not supported. Before R2025a: Desktop tools and graphics
not supported when MATLAB is started using the |
| Run the specified statement non-interactively. |
| Run the specified statement interactively. |
| Limit MATLAB to a single computational thread. This option is for numerical computations only. On Windows systems, this option uses the multithreading capabilities of the computer on which it is running by default. |
For a complete list of options, refer to the input arguments for matlab (Windows)
, matlab (macOS)
, or matlab (Linux)
.