Many MATLAB features were not included in the tutorial but they are listed below and organized by their subject area. There are more functions beyond the ones that are included below but these can be located by using the help command. Here are some easy reference charts that will help during the use of MATLAB.
Managing Commands and Functions
help
help facility
what
lists M-files on disk
type
list named M-file
lookfor
key word search through the help entries
which
locate functions and files
demo
run demonstrations
path
control MATLAB's search path
cedit
set parameter for command line editing and recall
version
display MATLAB version you are running
whatsnew
display toolbox README files
info
info about MATLAB and the Math Works
why
receive flippant answer
Managing Variables and the Workspace
who
lists current variables
whos
lists current variables, long form
save
save workspace variables to disk
load
retrieve variables from disk
clear
clear varaibles and functions from memory
pack
consolidate workspace memory
size
size of vextor
length
length of vector
disp
display martix or text
Working With Files and the Operating System
cd
change current working directory
pwd
show current working directory
dir, ls
directory listing
delete
delete file
getnv
get environment variable
!
execute operating system command
unix
execute operating system command; return result
diary
save text of MATLAB session
Controlling the Command Window
clc
clear command window
home
send cursor home-to top of screen
format
set output format
echo
echo commands inside script commands
more
control paged output in command window
Sarting and Quitting from MATLAB
quit
terminate MATLAB
startup
M-file executed when MATLAB is started
matlabrc
master startup M-file
Matrix Operators
Array Operators
+ addition
+ addition
- subtraction
- subtraction
* multiplication
.* multiplication
^ power
.^ power
/ right division
./ right division
\ left division
.\ left division
' conjugate transpose
.' transpose
kron Kronecker tensor product
Relational and Logical Operators
< less than
& and
<= less than or equal
" or
> greater than
~ not
>= greater than or equal
== equal
zor exlusive or
~ not equal
Special Characters
= assignment statement
[] used to form vectors and matrices; enclose multiple function output variables
() arithmetic expression precedence; enclose function input variables
. decimal point
.. parent directory
... continue statement to next line
, separate subscripts, function arguments, statements