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Essential MATLAB Commands Guide

This document provides a comprehensive list of important MATLAB commands categorized into sections such as Basic Commands, Math Operations, Plotting and Visualization, Matrix and Array Operations, Loops and Conditionals, Functions and Scripts, Logical & Relational Operations, and File Handling. Each command is accompanied by a brief description of its function. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to efficiently utilize MATLAB's capabilities.

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Essential MATLAB Commands Guide

This document provides a comprehensive list of important MATLAB commands categorized into sections such as Basic Commands, Math Operations, Plotting and Visualization, Matrix and Array Operations, Loops and Conditionals, Functions and Scripts, Logical & Relational Operations, and File Handling. Each command is accompanied by a brief description of its function. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to efficiently utilize MATLAB's capabilities.

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Important MATLAB Commands

Basic Commands

clc - Clears the Command Window


clear - Removes all variables from the workspace
close all - Closes all figure windows
who / whos - Lists variables in the workspace
help function_name - Shows help for a specific function
doc function_name - Opens documentation for a function
exit / quit - Closes MATLAB

Math Operations

+, -, *, /, .^, .* - Basic arithmetic operations


sqrt(x) - Square root
log(x) / log10(x) - Natural and base-10 logarithm
exp(x) - Exponential (e^x)
round(x), floor(x), ceil(x) - Rounding functions
mod(x, y) - Modulo (remainder)

Plotting and Visualization

plot(x, y) - 2D line plot


subplot(m,n,p) - Creates subplot in grid
title('text') - Adds title to plot
xlabel('x'), ylabel('y') - Labels axes
legend('name1', 'name2') - Adds legend
grid on/off - Toggles grid
figure - Opens new figure window

Matrix and Array Operations

zeros(n), ones(n) - Create n×n matrix of zeros or ones


eye(n) - Identity matrix
size(A) - Returns size of matrix A
length(A) - Length of vector
A' - Transpose of matrix A
inv(A) - Inverse of A
det(A) - Determinant of A
A .* B - Element-wise multiplication
A*B - Matrix multiplication

Loops and Conditionals


Important MATLAB Commands

for i = 1:n ... end - For loop


while condition ... end - While loop
if ... elseif ... else ... end - Conditional statements
switch ... case ... otherwise ... end - Switch-case statement

Functions and Scripts

function y = myFunc(x) - Define a function


script_name - Run a script file
return - Exit a function early

Logical & Relational Operations

==, ~=, >, <, >=, <= - Relational operators


&&, ||, ~ - Logical AND, OR, NOT
find(A) - Indices of non-zero elements
any(A), all(A) - Tests if any or all elements are true

File Handling

load('[Link]') - Load .mat file


save('[Link]') - Save variables to file
fopen, fclose - Open/close file
fprintf, fscanf - Print to/read from file

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