Run a matlab script without desktop

Run the following command in Terminal:

export MATLABPATH=/usr/local/spm5; /Applications/MATLAB_R2012b.app/bin/matlab -nodesktop -r spm

or save it as shell script. It will start your matlab script (in /usr/local/spm5) without the matlab desktop gui.

See also

• MATLAB: MATLABPATH variable
• MATLAB(Unix) command options