Change Matlab Command Window Terminal Type?

Hi, I want to run a command (git log -1) via system(), but the problem is that it complains:

>> system('git log -1')
WARNING: terminal is not fully functional

-  (press RETURN)

The problem is Matlab will completely freeze if this is run in a script because the command expects RETURN to be pressed before proceeding. The Matlab command window is "dumb":

>> !echo $TERM
dumb

You can test this without git installed:

>> !less --help
WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
@/\less/\help/\file/\@  (press RETURN)

Does anyone know of a way to change the TERM setting or programatically stop the (press RETURN) hanging Matlab when run in a script.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Assuming you are not using MS Windows, and that your shell is not csh:

system('TERM=ansi git log -1')

or equivalently,

system('export TERM=ansi; git log -1')

[Ian]

Yes, that works, I had tried setting TERM but as a preceding system call which didn't work. Thanks a lot Walter!