Matlab Clear Mat File

Save filename x y z this creates a file filename mat.
Matlab clear mat file. How to delete mat file. Using matlab s posibility to search a file in the complete list of folders in the path leads to such strange effects. Name of file specified as a character vector or string scalar. Name of file specified as a character vector or string scalar.
On unix systems clear does not affect the amount of memory allocated to the matlab process. If you do not specify filename the save function saves to a file named matlab mat. Filename can include a file extension and a full or partial path. On the other hand if you simply want to clear it s contents just open it using fopen with the write attribute as follows.
Matlab r2017a x rand 273 273. The mat file object does not support evaluating function handles using the m output. You can access the contents using the load command. Follow 111 views last 30 days pat on 2 jan 2013.
The clear function does not clear simulink models. If filename has no extension that is no text after a period load looks for a file named filename mat if filename has an extension other than mat the load function treats. If filename has no extension that is no period followed by text and the value of format is not specified then matlab appends mat if filename does not include a full path matlab saves to the current folder. When saving a handle object matlab saves a copy of the object not a copy of the handle.
For example if your mat file contains function handle myfunc the syntax m myfunc attempts to index into the function handle and does not invoke the function. The clear function does not clear persistent variables in local or nested functions.