See also MATLAB startup - Sydney.
When MATLAB starts, it will look for a file "startup.m" and run it. This file runs a few commands. For example, it might move to the SPM folder, add that folder to the path, and start SPM:
>>
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cd
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c:\matlab\spm12
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addpath
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c:\matlab\spm12
>>
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spm
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fmri
Example:
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Location of startup file
To see the location of the startup file, if it exists:
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There are two locations it looks for this file: in more recent current versions of MATLAB, it will look in C:\Users\[...]\Documents\MATLAB. This is the preferred place to haev have the startup file. However, it needs to be copied for every user. Another legacy
Option for multi-user computer: Another location is in the MATLAB program files folder C:\Program FIles\MATLAB\[release]\toolbox\local. This does not need to be copied for each user, but it does need to be copied each time MATLAB is updated.
See also MATLAB help.
Editing the startup file
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