nohup matlab - how to pass input to scripts

I'm trying to run scripts on a remote server by using the following command, where TEST(.m) is my script.

nohup matlab -nosplash -nodisplay -nodesktop -r 'try; TEST; catch; save code_err; end; quit' > output.log

I want to run functions as well, for instance a function TEST(argin1,argin2), but the following command doesn't work:

nohup matlab -nosplash -nodisplay -nodesktop -r 'try; TEST(argin1,argin2); catch; save code_err; end; quit' > output.log

What should be the correct syntax?

EDIT: What is the syntax to launch functions that require inputs?

[Rik]

With this syntax you can only run scripts or functions that do not require any input.

That means you will have to define your input arguments in your initial call, or call a script that will set the values of the inputs.

[Andrea Togni]

Hi Rik.

Thank you for your comment. Do you happen to know a different syntax to launch functions that require inputs?

That would really solve my issue!

[Rik]

You will need to define the variables. Where are the values for argin1 and argin2?

[Andrea Togni]

In my case, they will be the directories of the datasets I work on.

I want to input them each time differently and avoid saving them in .txt files to avoid confusion when editing and launching.

E.g. TEST('/home/folder/subfolder/dataset1','/home/folder/subfolder/dataset2')

Answer 1

[Rik]

So actually your question is how to define a char array inside such a call. I suspect you simply need to escape the quotes:

nohup matlab -nosplash -nodisplay -nodesktop -r 'try; TEST(''/home/folder/subfolder/dataset1'',''/home/folder/subfolder/dataset2''); catch; save code_err; end; quit' > output.log