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Scilab help >> Input/Output functions

Input/Output functions

• file — file management
• getenv — get the value of an environment variable
• getio — get Scilab input/output logical units
• getpid — get Scilab process identificator
• getscilabkeywords — returns a list with all scilab keywords.
• halt — stop execution
• host — Unix or DOS command execution
• input — prompt for user input
• load — Load a saved variable or a serie of variables
• oldload — load saved variable in 2.4.1 and previous formats (OBSOLETE)
• oldsave — saving variables in 2.4.1 and previous format (OBSOLETE)
• read — matrices read
• read4b — fortran file binary read
• readb — fortran file binary read
• save — Save a variable or a serie of variables in a binary file
• setenv — set the value of an environment variable
• unix — shell (sh) command execution
• unix_g — shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to a variable
• unix_s — shell (sh) command execution, no output
• unix_w — shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to scilab window
• unix_x — shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to a window
• writb — fortran file binary write
• write — write in a formatted file
• write4b — fortran file binary write

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