Commonly Used Startup Options - MATLAB & Simulink (original) (raw)
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This table lists commonly used startup options for the matlab command. For a complete list of options, refer to the input arguments for matlab (Windows), matlab (macOS), or matlab (Linux).
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -c license | License to use, specified as the full path to a license file, a list of license file paths, or the port@host address of a license server. Separate multiple paths with a semicolon (Windows®) or colon (Linux®, macOS).Licenses specified in the-c option override all other licenses, including ones set in environment variables or stored in other folders. For more details, see MATLAB License Search Path. |
| -h or -help | Display startup options (without starting MATLAB®). |
| -logfile "logfilename" | Automatically write output from MATLAB to the specified log file. |
| -nojvm | Start MATLAB without allowing the JVM® software to be loaded in the session. Features that require Java® software are not supported.Before R2025a: Desktop tools and graphics not supported when MATLAB is started using the -nojvm startup option. In addition, -nojvm is not supported on Windows systems. |
| -batch "statement" | Run the specified statement non-interactively. |
| -r "statement" | Run the specified statement interactively. |
| -singleCompThread | Limit MATLAB to a single computational thread. This option is for numerical computations only.On Windows systems, this option uses the multithreading capabilities of the computer on which it is running by default. |
For a complete list of options, refer to the input arguments for matlab (Windows), matlab (macOS), or matlab (Linux).