MATLAB Installation Guide for PC

MATLAB Directory Structure

This section describes the directory structure of a MATLAB installation with detailed information about the types of files stored in each subdirectory.


MATLAB Installation Directory Structure	Lists the top-level directories can be created during a MATLAB installation. (Your installation may not include all of the directories.)
MATLAB Subdirectories	Describes the contents of the primary MATLAB subdirectories.

MATLAB Installation Directory Structure

After installation, your MATLAB installation directory contains:

A text file, named license.txt, which contains the MATLAB software license agreement
A shortcut to the MATLAB executable
The subdirectories listed below

Note Your installation may not include all the subdirectories listed and may include subdirectories not included in this list.

\BIN\WIN32
The MATLAB binary and associated files

\DEMOS
MATLAB demonstration programs

\EXTERN
Tools for building external interfaces to MATLAB

\FLEXLM
The FLEXlm license manager, license management utilities

\HELP
Help system

\JA
MATLAB internationalization files

\JAVA
MATLAB Java Jar files

\NOTEBOOK
MATLAB Notebook

\SYS
Tools and operating system libraries that MATLAB depends on

\TOOLBOX
The MATLAB toolboxes

\UNINSTALL
The MATLAB Uninstaller program

\WORK
Default initial current directory

`\BIN\WIN32`	The MATLAB binary and associated files
`\DEMOS`	MATLAB demonstration programs
`\EXTERN`	Tools for building external interfaces to MATLAB
`\FLEXLM`	The FLEXlm license manager, license management utilities
`\HELP`	Help system
`\JA`	MATLAB internationalization files
`\JAVA`	MATLAB Java Jar files
`\NOTEBOOK`	MATLAB Notebook
`\SYS`	Tools and operating system libraries that MATLAB depends on
`\TOOLBOX`	The MATLAB toolboxes
`\UNINSTALL`	The MATLAB Uninstaller program
`\WORK`	Default initial current directory

MATLAB Subdirectories

The section provides information about some of the subdirectories and their contents.

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