Usage of Exclamation point in MATLAB?
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Hey all,
I just wondered about the application of "exclamation point" (!) in MATLAB. I have read a bit in forums and it is mostly said that " It indicates that the rest of the input line is issued as a command to the operating system.". Does anybody know what is the real-life application (by an example please)? Thanks a lot.
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per isakson
on 28 Feb 2015
Edited: per isakson
on 28 Feb 2015
"read a bit in forums"   The Matlab documentation is typically a much better source of information.
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per isakson
on 28 Feb 2015
Edited: Jan
on 26 Feb 2018
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See the documentation Run External Commands, Scripts, and Programs. It includes description and examples. And I include a function, which I use to check whether files are locked by other programs. It uses system, which I prefer to !
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Daniel Garside
on 26 Feb 2018
Edited: Daniel Garside
on 26 Feb 2018
Jan
on 26 Feb 2018
Broken link fixed.
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