Retrieve commands from .mat file

I saved my command window with all the commands to a .mat file. When I reopen the .mat file, I was able to load the .mat but couldn't retrieve my commands in the command window.

Is there any way to retrieve these commands?

[Walter Roberson]

What commands did you use to save the commands?

[Stephen23]

.mat files are designed to contain variable data, not commands.

You can retrieve commands using the command history, or the diary function:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/commandhistory.html

[Walter Roberson]

It is technically possible to retrieve the command history and store it in a variable that you then store in a file. I doubt that has been done, but it could have been done.

Answer 1

[Alex Mcaulley]

.mat files only store variables from the workspace.

To retrieve command history:

https://es.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/97504-how-can-i-access-the-saved-command-history-in-matlab