1. Method 1
First. sudo gedit /usr/local/MATLAB/R2014a/toolbox/local/startup.m
Second. cd ‘/home/yczhang/Documents/mymatlabPath’
But, sometimes the Method 1 doesn’t work, then we need the Method 2:
2. Method 2
First. sudo gedit /usr/local/MATLAB/R2014a/toolbox/local/matlabrc.m
Second. cd ‘/home/yczhang/Documents/mymatlabPath’