How do I save all of the workspace variables except for a certain specified variable name in MATLAB 7.12 (R2011a)?

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I have a set of variables in the MATLAB base workspace and I would like to be able to save them. There is one variable in the workspace that causes the MAT file to be unloadable if it is saved. I would like a way of saving all of the variables in the workspace except for this specified variable.

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MathWorks Support Team
MathWorks Support Team on 18 Oct 2013
To save all of the variables in the MATLAB workspace except for certain specified variable names, use a regular expression such as the following:
>> save test -regexp ^(?!(variableToExclude1|variableToExclude2)$).
or in the functional form
>> save(fname,'-regexp','^(?!(variableToExclude1|variableToExclude2)$). ')
Note that the period at the end of the regular expression is necessary. The following example demonstrates how this can be used to save all variables except for 'a' and 'd'.
>> clear;
>> a = 3; b = 4; c = 5; d = 6;
>> save test -regexp ^(?!(a|d)$).
>> clear;
>> load test;
Or in the functional form,
>> save('test', '-regexp', '^(?!(a|d)$).')
Additionally, if the name of the variable to exclude is available as a string, the following syntax can be used:
>> avoidVariable = 'a';
>> save('test', '-regexp', ['^(?!', avoidVariable,'$).'])

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