About diary
command in MATLAB
diary LAB1.text command opens a
text file in background
( you do no tsee it now, we can access it later using "pico".)
Matlab will copy whatever you type in your
MATLAB session in the file LAB1.text
If you forget typing diary LAB1.text nothing will
be recorded
or saved,
so you have to redo everything again.
At the end, When you are done with your
LAB, Type the following three
commands
>> save
>> diary off
>> exit
The first command (
save) will save your variables
in a file called matlab.mat, this is binary
format file and will be used ( by typing load)
to recall your matrices.
The second command (
diary off) will stop writting in LAB1.text, then save and
close the file
LAB1.text.
The third command will exit MATLAB
and return you to computer command
line with $
promp.
To view, edit, print, or submit
the file LAB1.text, you need to exit Matlab and use an editor for
example "pico".
You can not open LAB1.text in Matlab.
>> pico LAB1.text Will produce error
But afte exiting MATLAB you can use
pico :
$ pico
LAB1.text Will show yu the file