A standard library of functions for Matlab.
Git branch / commit: main 4da655eb 05-Aug-2025 22:57:08 +0000
Project URL: https://github.com/geospace-code/matlab-stdlib
| Function | Description | Backends |
|---|---|---|
| ABSOLUTE | Determine absolute path | |
| AUTO_CHUNK_SIZE | determine HDF5 / NetCDF4 chunk size | |
| CANONICAL | Canonicalize path | legacy native |
| CHECKRAM | estimate if RAM will fit a new array | |
| CHECKOUT_LICENSE | checkout Matlab license | |
| CPU_ARCH | get the CPU architecture | dotnet java native |
| CPU_COUNT | how many CPUs are available | |
| CPU_LOAD | get total physical CPU load | java python sys |
| CREATE_SYMLINK | create symbolic link | dotnet native python sys |
| DEVICE | filesystem device index of path | java python sys |
| DISK_AVAILABLE | disk available space (bytes) | dotnet java python sys |
| DISK_CAPACITY | disk total capacity (bytes) | dotnet java python sys |
| DOTNET_API | major version integer .NET | |
| DOTNET_VERSION | version string | |
| DROP_SLASH | drop repeated and trailing slash | |
| EXISTS | does path exist | |
| EXPANDUSER | expands tilde ~ into user home directory | |
| FILE_CHECKSUM | compute hash of file | dotnet java sys |
| FILE_SIZE | size in bytes of file | |
| FILENAME | file name of path | |
| FILESYSTEM_TYPE | tell type of filesystem | dotnet java python sys |
| GET_MODTIME | get path modification time | |
| GET_OWNER | owner name of file or directory | dotnet java python sys |
| GET_PERMISSIONS | permissions of file or directory | legacy native |
| GET_PID | process ID of Matlab session | |
| GET_SHELL | full path to currently running shell | |
| GET_USERNAME | tell username of current user | dotnet java python sys |
| H4EXISTS | check if object exists in HDF4 file | |
| H4SIZE | get size (shape) of a HDF4 variable | |
| H4VARIABLES | get HDF4 dataset names | |
| H5CREATE_GROUP | create HDF5 group | |
| H5EXISTS | check if object exists | |
| H5GET_VERSION | get version of HDF5 library as a string | |
| H5SAVE | save data to HDF5 file | |
| H5SIZE | get shape of HDF5 variable | |
| H5VARIABLES | get HDF5 dataset names | |
| HANDLE2FILENAME | Convert a file handle to a filename | |
| HARD_LINK_COUNT | get the number of hard links to a file | java python sys |
| HAS_DOTNET | check if .NET is available | |
| HAS_JAVA | detect if JVM is available | |
| HAS_PYTHON | checks if Python is available in the current environment. | |
| HOMEDIR | get user home directory | |
| HOSTNAME | get hostname of local machine | |
| INI2STRUCT | Parses .ini file | |
| INODE | filesystem inode of path | java python sys |
| IS_ABSOLUTE | is path absolute | |
| IS_ADMIN | is the process run as root / admin | dotnet java python sys |
| IS_CHAR_DEVICE | is path a character device | python sys |
| IS_CYGWIN | Detect if running under Cygwin | |
| IS_EXE | is file executable | java legacy native python |
| IS_EXECUTABLE_BINARY | Check if a file is an executable binary by examining magic numbers | |
| IS_HDF5 | is file an HDF5 file? | |
| IS_MATLAB_ONLINE | check if running in MATLAB Online | |
| IS_MEX_FUN | detect if a function is loaded as MEX or plain .m | |
| IS_MOUNT | is filepath a mount path | python sys |
| IS_PARALLEL_WORKER | being executed by Parallel Computing Toolbox? | |
| IS_PREFIX | is prefix a prefix of path? | |
| IS_READABLE | is file readable | java legacy native |
| IS_REGULAR_FILE | check if path is a regular file | |
| IS_REMOVABLE | - Check if a file path is on a removable drive | dotnet sys |
| IS_ROSETTA | on Apple Silicon via Rosetta | |
| IS_SUBDIR | is subdir a subdirectory of dir? | |
| IS_SYMLINK | is path a symbolic link | dotnet java native python sys |
| IS_URL | is true if the string is a URL. | |
| IS_WRITABLE | is path writable | java legacy native |
| IS_WSL | detect if running under WSL | |
| ISINTERACTIVE | tell if being run interactively | |
| ISOCTAVE | Detects if this is GNU Octave | |
| JAVA_API | Java API version | |
| JAVA_HOME | get the JAVA_HOME environment variable | |
| JAVA_RUN | run process for Matlab only | |
| JAVA_RUN_OCTAVE | run process for GNU Octave only | |
| JAVA_VENDOR | get vendor of Java Virtual Machine | |
| JAVA_VERSION | get version of Java Virtual Machine | |
| JOIN | join two paths with posix file separator | |
| MAKEDIR | make dtory and check for success | |
| MD5SUM | compute MD5 hash of file | |
| NC_GET_VERSION | get NetCDF library version | |
| NCEXISTS | check if variable exists in NetCDF4 file | |
| NCSAVE | save data to NetCDF4 file | |
| NCSIZE | get size (shape) of a NetCDF4 variable | |
| NCVARIABLES | get NetCDF dataset names | |
| NORMALIZE | remove redundant elements of path | java native python |
| NULL_FILE | get null file path | |
| OS_VERSION | Get operating system name and version. | dotnet java python sys |
| PARENT | parent directory of path | java native python |
| PLATFORM_TELL | - Display information about the platform and environment | |
| POSIX | posix format of path with '/' separator | |
| PROXIMATE_TO | relative path to base | |
| PYTHON_HOME | tell the home directory of Python install | |
| PYTHON_VERSION | get the Python version used by MATLAB | |
| RAM_FREE | get free physical RAM | java python sys |
| RAM_TOTAL | get total physical RAM | dotnet java python sys |
| READ_SYMLINK | read symbolic link | dotnet java native python sys |
| RELATIVE_TO | relative path to base | native python |
| REMOVE | delete file or empty directory | |
| RESOLVE | resolve path | |
| ROOT | get root path | |
| ROOT_DIR | get root directory | |
| ROOT_NAME | get root name | |
| SAMEPATH | is path the same | java native python sys |
| SET_MODTIME | set modification time of path | java python sys |
| SET_PERMISSIONS | set path permissions | legacy native |
| SHA256SUM | compute sha256 hash of file | |
| STEM | base file name without directory or suffix | |
| STREMPTY | is the char | string empty | |
| SUBPROCESS_RUN | run process | |
| SUFFIX | last suffix of filename | |
| TOUCH | create file if not exists, else update modification time | |
| VERSION_ATLEAST | compare two string verions: major.minor.rev.patch | |
| WHICH | find executable in fpath or env var PATH | |
| WITH_SUFFIX | switch file extension | |
| XCODE_VERSION | on macOS, tell the Xcode Command Line Tools version |