Want to write command in terminal and open application

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i just installed Matlab on my ubuntu 14.04 and i can open it just with terminal writing full path, but i want to open terminal and write only "matlab" to start that program without writing full path. thanks

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Probably best solution will be creating soft symbolic link to /usr/bin.

Just type into terminal sudo ln -s <full_path_to_matlab> /usr/bin/matlab, and thats all.

How to create a soft symbolic link

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered May 08 '14 at 21:38

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Want to write command in terminal and open application

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