MATLAB Installation Guide for Unix

MATLAB Directories and Files

The $MATLAB directory refers to the directory where you installed the MATLAB software. It contains these subdirectories and files.

Note    Your installation may not include all the subdirectories listed and may include subdirectories not included in this list. Directory Description /bin Scripts for executing the MATLAB system and computer-specific subdirectories for the binary images /etc All files associated with the license manager, including license.dat and computer-specific subdirectories /extern Subdirectory containing subdirectories for source, include files, and libraries for the external interfaces /help MATLAB online documentation files /java MATLAB Java jar files /sys Tools and operating system libraries that MATLAB depends on and that may not be generally available on a user's system /toolbox Toolbox subdirectories /X11 Files containing keyboard mapping and default window parameters for MATLAB, Simulink, and icon bitmaps

$MATLAB/bin

File	Description
matlab	Script to invoke MATLAB
.matlab6rc.sh	Script used by MATLAB to customize behavior
mex	Script to create C, C++, and Fortran MEX-files
mexopts.sh	Script to customize mex behavior for C and Fortran
cxxopts.sh	Script to customize mex behavior for C++ and Fortran
gccopts.sh	Script to customize mex behavior for GNU C and GNU Fortran

$MATLAB/etc

File	Description
license.dat	ASCII file with license manager passcode information
license.dat.skel	Template for generating a License File
rc.lm	Code segment to include in a system file to restart the daemons at boot time (platform-specific versions have extensions; for example, rc.lm.hp)
enduser.pdf	FLEXlm End User Manual in PDF format
lmdebug	Script to generate installation diagnostics
lmerror	MATLAB license manager failure script
lmboot	Script to start license manager at boot time
lmstart	Script to start license manager
lmdown	Script to shut down license manager
lmstat	Script to display current status of license manager
File	Description
lmhostid	Script to display unique host identification number used by license manager
lmgrd	Script to invoke license manager daemon
lm_matlab	Script to invoke MATLAB specific license manager daemon
lmver	Script for reporting FLEXlm version
lmcksum	Script for producing License File checksums
lmdiag	Script for diagnosing problems when you cannot check out a license
lmdlog	Script for starting diagnostic log file
lmopts.sh	Script used by license manager to customize behavior
/util	Special utilities required by license manager scripts
/$ARCH	Directory with license manager binaries, where $ARCH represents your hardware platform.

$MATLAB/toolbox

Directory	Description
/matlab	MATLAB M-files
/local	Local environment M-files
/other	Any other toolboxes you may have installed

$MATLAB/extern

Directory	Description
/include	Include files for C language programs with prototype declarations
/lib	Object libraries with compiled versions of the external interface routines beneath an architecture-specific name.
/src	Source code for example programs that demonstrate the use of routines in the External Interfaces library

MATLAB Directory Structure