pause (Matlab function)
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Halt execution temporarily



Matlab/Scilab equivalent
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**Matlab** **Scilab**

::

    pause



::

    `xpause`_ - halt




Particular cases
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Scilab equivalent for Matlab **pause(n)** is **xpause(1000*n)**.

:The Matlab expression pause is translated into Scilab by halt():
  Scilab halt() and Matlab pause are equivalents.
: :pause on/off: There is no Scilab equivalent for Matlab **pause** on
  or **pause off**
: