exist (Matlab function)

Check if a variable or file exists

Matlab/Scilab equivalent

Matlab	Scilab
exist	isdef isfile isdir getscilabkeywords

Particular cases

Scilab exist function only works for variables, not for M-files or else.

Scilab mtlb_exist function is a partial emulation for Matlab exist.

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