keep

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KEEP is complementary to the "clear" command: it keeps the supplied variables and deletes the rest.
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KEEP is complementary to the "clear" command: instead of clearing the supplied variables, it keeps them and deletes the rest.

For example, the command " keep x y " clears all variables from the workspace except x and y.

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David Yang (2025). keep (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/181-keep), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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