Projects

Organize large projects by managing and sharing files and settings, finding required files, and interacting with source control

Projects can help you organize your work and collaborate. Use projects to find files required to run your code, manage and share files and settings, and interact with source control. For more information about projects, see Create Projects.

Functions

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currentProjectGet current project
openProjectLoad an existing project
isLoadedDetermine if project is loaded
reloadReload project
closeClose project
exportExport project to archive
matlab.project.extractProjectExtract project from archive (Since R2022b)
matlab.project.createProjectCreate blank project
matlab.project.currentProjectGet project if open
matlab.project.convertDefinitionFilesChange definition file type of project (Since R2020b)
matlab.project.deleteProjectStop folder management and delete project definition files
matlab.project.loadProjectLoad project
matlab.project.rootProjectGet root project
addFileAdd files or folders to project
addFolderIncludingChildFilesAdd folders and child files to project
removeFileRemove file or folder from project
addPathAdd folder to project path
removePathRemove folder from project path
addReferenceAdd referenced project to project
listAllProjectReferencesList all projects in reference hierarchy of current project (Since R2021a)
listShutdownIssuesList all issues that occur when project closes (Since R2025a)
listStartupIssuesList all issues that occur when project opens (Since R2025a)
removeReferenceRemove project reference
addStartupFileAdd startup file to project
addShutdownFileAdd shutdown file to project
removeStartupFileRemove file from project startup files
removeShutdownFileRemove file from project shutdown files
addShortcutAdd shortcut to project
removeShortcutRemove shortcut from project
addLabelAttach label to project files
createLabelCreate project label
removeLabelRemove label from project
findLabelGet project file label
createCategoryCreate category of project labels
findCategoryFind project category of labels
removeCategoryRemove project category of labels
findFileFind single project file by name
findFilesFind project files by category or label name (Since R2024a)
listModifiedFilesList modified files in project
listRequiredFilesGet files required by specified project files
listImpactedFilesGet files impacted by changes to specified project files (Since R2021a)
listAllProjectReferencesList all projects in reference hierarchy of current project (Since R2021a)
refreshSourceControlUpdate source control status of project files
runChecksRun all project checks
updateDependenciesUpdate project dependencies
matlab.project.isUnderProjectRootDetermine whether file or folder is under project root folder (Since R2023a)
matlab.project.isFileInProjectDetermine whether file or folder belongs to project (Since R2023b)

Tools

Dependency AnalyzerVisualize dependencies, find required files, and assess the impact of changes (Since R2023a)

Objects

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matlab.project.ProjectProject object

Topics

Related Information

Featured Examples

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