echo
Display statements during function or script execution
Syntax
Description
echo on
turns on echoing for statements in all script files. When you turn on echoing, MATLAB®displays each line in the file in the Command Window as it runs. Normally, the statements in a script are not displayed during execution. Statement echoing is useful for debugging and for demonstrations.
echo off
turns off echoing for statements in all script files.
echo
toggles on and off echoing for statements in all script files.
echo
turns off echoing for the function specified byfilename
offfilename
.
echo
toggles on and off the echoing of statements for the function specified byfilename
filename
.
echo on all
turns on echoing for all functions.
echo off all
turns off echoing for all functions.
Examples
Input Arguments
Tips
Running MATLAB with echoing turned on is inefficient. To improve performance, only turn echoing on for debugging or demonstration purposes.
To avoid confusing syntax, do not use
on
oroff
as a function name.