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pause
Halt execution temporarily
pause pause(n) pause on pause off
pause,
by itself, causes M-files to stop and wait for you to press any key before continuing.
pause(n)
pauses execution for n seconds before continuing.
pause on
allows subsequent pause commands to pause execution.
pause off
ensures that any subsequent pause or pause(n) statements do not pause execution. This allows normally interactive scripts to run unattended.
The drawnow command in the MATLAB Graphics Guide.