octave

octave

#!/bin/sh -e

if command -v matlab >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
    # Remove ".m" script suffix if it exists, see http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlablinux.html
    COMMAND="${2%.m}"
    matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -r "run $COMMAND; quit;"
  else
    echo "Error: Expecting argument 2 to contain the command to run in Matlab"
    exit 1
  fi
else
  octave "$@"
fi