ans Default MATLAB variable that stores calculation results
cd text: Change current working directory to ‘text’.
clc Clears the command screen.
clear Clears workspace memory.
CTRL-C Causes an abort of a MATLAB command.
delete file Delete file ‘file’.
diary Creates a script file of MATLAB session.
dir Directory listing (see ‘ls’).
exit Exits MATLAB.
help Starts MATLAB help.
help file Displays the first comments of the m-file ‘file’.
load Loads a saved workspace file.
ls List files and directories (see ‘dir’).
mkdir text Make directory ‘text’.
!rmdir text Remove directory ‘text’.
pause Temporarily halts a MATLAB program.
pi Default MATLAB variable that stores the value p
pwd Print Working Directory.
quit Quits MATLAB.
type file Displays the contents of the m-file ‘file’.
what Lists the m-files stored in the current directory
who Lists the variables stored in the workspace memory
whos Lists the workspace variables and their sizes
‘i’ or ‘j’ MATLAB variables that hold unless otherwise specified