Getting Started with M-Lab - UNIX

At the UNIX prompt, type

add st370_info add matlab53 matlab

Then from within MATLAB, type

load st370data

If for some reason, you get an error with this last command, then type instead

addpath /afs/unity.ncsu.edu/users/b/boos/www/mlab/mfunctions load st370data

(Note: if you are on campus, then leave off "add matlab53" and you will get the campus default version. This version is not as compatible with M-Lab, and is typically slow to respond.)

This loads all the datasets and functions needed for M-Lab. If you type helpdesk then Netscape will come up with the MATLAB Help Desk. We suggest bookmarking this page and also clicking through some of the aids like Getting Started. Perhaps the most important function within MATLAB is the help function. And within M-Lab, a useful command is

help mlab

which lists the main functions needed for M-Lab.

To exit MATLAB, just type quit.