searchBinary

searchBinary(name, searchpath<, err_fail>)

Full definition:

[binary_location] = searchBinary(name, searchpath<, err_fail>)

Function to search for executable. If the executable isn’t found in searchpath, look in environment search path.

parameter:

• name: name of the binary to search

• searchpath: (list of) search paths

• err_fail: 0/1, throw an error if binary is not found (default is 1)

Output:

• binary_location:

  • if found in searchpath: full path of binary

  • if found in environment search path: name of binary

  • if not found: empty string

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