what (MATLAB Function Reference)

what	Examples See Also

List M-files, MAT-files, and MEX-files in current directory

Syntax

what
what dirname
what('dirname')

Description

what

lists the M-files, MAT-files, and MEX-files in the current directory.

what dirname

lists the files in directory dirname on MATLAB's search path. It is not necessary to enter the full pathname of the directory. The last component, or last couple of components, is sufficient. Use what class or what dirname/private to list the files in a method directory or a private directory (for the class named class).

w = what('dirname')

returns the results of what in a structure array with these fields.


Field	Description
`path`	path to directory
`M`	cell array of M-file names
`MAT`	cell array of MAT-file names
`MEX`	cell array of MEX-file names
`MDL`	cell array of MDL-file names
`P`	cell array of P-file names
`classes`	cell array of class names

Examples

The statements

what general

and

what matlab/general

both list the M-files in the general directory. The syntax of the path depends on your operating system


UNIX	`matlab/general`
VMS	`MATLAB.GENERAL`
Windows	`MATLAB\GENERAL`