when open MATLAB there is such error on command window Error using settings. Too many output arguments. how to solve it

when open matlab 2022b Error using settings

Too many output arguments.

Error in matlab.internal.doc.services.getDocroot>getDocrootFromSetting (line 13)

s = settings;

Error in matlab.internal.doc.services.getDocroot (line 6)

docroot = getDocrootFromSetting;

Error in docroot (line 33)

helpDir = char(matlab.internal.doc.services.getDocroot); error happen on command window how to solve it

[Torsten]

Contact MATLAB Technical Support:

https://uk.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

Or do you have a self-written function with name settings.m ?

What do you get when you type

which -all settings.m

?

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

If you've written your own settings.m file, it's likely conflicting with the settings function that's part of MATLAB. Rename your settings.m file. To check if this is the case, run this command:

which -all settings