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# PetscStartMatlab

starts up MATLAB with a MATLAB script

### Synopsis

    PetscErrorCode  PetscStartMatlab(MPI_Comm comm,const char machine[],const char script[],FILE **fp)

Logically Collective, but only processor zero in the communicator does anything

### Input Parameters

| comm | - MPI communicator
| machine | - optional machine to run MATLAB on
| script | - name of script (without the .m)

### Output Parameter

| fp | - a file pointer returned from PetscPOpen()

### Notes

This overwrites your matlab/startup.m file

The script must be in your MATLAB path or current directory

Assumes that all machines share a common file system

### See Also

PetscPOpen(), PetscPClose()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/sys/fileio/smatlab.c
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