Save and load data to a MAT-file in temporary directory

Save and load temporary results to a MAT-file inside $TEMP$ directory

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These save / load data to a MAT-file inside temporary directory. At most platforms temp directories are cleaned automatically at every boot, so these scripts are perfect for managing temporary results while keeping working directory clean (e.g. you don't need to care about erasing these *.mat files).

SAVETMP and LOADTMP are simply workaround of standard SAVE and LOAD functions and build in function TEMPDIR. E.g.
savetmp file var1 var2
is identical to
save(fullfile(tempdir,'file.mat'),'var1','var2')

Cite As

Vladimir (2026). Save and load data to a MAT-file in temporary directory (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/36671-save-and-load-data-to-a-mat-file-in-temporary-directory), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

"gettmpdir" was replaced by build in function "tempdir"

1.0.0.0