Matlab not running from shell script (Ubuntu 18.04LTS)

Matlab 2021a is not running when initiated from a shell script. The codes attempted are:

matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -r "run('/full_path/matlab_file.m');"

matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -batch "run('/full_path/matlab_file.m');"

The error shown is: "matlab: not found".

PS: Matlab runs and the code runs perfectly when launched directly from command line (by entering 'matlab' from command line.)

[Rik]

I know that some aliasses are user-based. Are you perhaps running the script as yourself or with sudo?

[Digantara SSC]

@Rik Running the script as myself and not with sudo

[Jan]

@Digantara SSC: What happens, if you just run "matlab"? If this does not start also, is the folder containing Matlab's binary included in the path?

[Digantara SSC]

@Jan Just running 'matlab' runs matlab without any trouble.

The folder containing Matlab's binary is included in the path

Answer 1

[Jan]

Try this from the shell of the operating system:

matlab

matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop

matlab -nosplash -r "isfile('/full_path/matlab_file.m')"

I assume a typo in "/full_path/matlab_file.m".