MATLAB Function Reference

docroot

Get or set root directory for MATLAB help files

Graphical Interface

As an alternative to the docroot function, select File -> Preferences -> Help and set the Documentation location.

Syntax

• docroot
  docroot('newdocroot')
  docroot(newdocroot, 'cdrom')
  

Description

docroot displays the current value for docroot, the root directory for MATLAB help files. This is the directory where the MATLAB Help browser looks for the online documentation to display.

docroot('newdocroot') sets the root directory for MATLAB help files to newdocroot, where newdocroot is the full pathname to the help directory. For example, type docroot('d:/matlabr13/help'). One useful application is setting docroot in your startup.m file.

docroot('newdocroot', 'cdrom') sets the root directory for MATLAB help files on the MATLAB documentation CD to newdocroot, where newdocroot is the full pathname to the help directory on your MATLAB documentation CD. For example, type docroot('z:/help', 'cdrom').

Examples

You can include a docroot statement in your startup.m file.

See Also

doc, helpbrowser

docopt

dos