Want to write command in terminal and open application

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i just installed Matlab on my ubuntu 14.04 and i can open it just with terminal writing full path, but i want to open terminal and write only "matlab" to start that program without writing full path. thanks

Maybe you want to look at it : http://superuser.com/questions/299872/can-i-shorten-my-directory-commands-in-ubuntu And the most popular answer : http://superuser.com/a/299874 — Emre Doğan, May 08 '14 at 21:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Probably best solution will be creating soft symbolic link to /usr/bin.

Just type into terminal sudo ln -s <full_path_to_matlab> /usr/bin/matlab, and thats all.

How to create a soft symbolic link

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered May 08 '14 at 21:38

roomcayz

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Well... I have a question x) I always used ln -s fullpath symlink and it works, why is that ? oO – MrVaykadji May 08 '14 at 21:41
@MrVaykadji: yeah, sorry, I didn't notice this fault :) – roomcayz May 08 '14 at 21:48

Want to write command in terminal and open application

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