You can run external commands in MATLAB by using the "!" character as a shell escape character in the MATLAB command line. You can also use the "system" function to run system level commands for your operating system.
!mkdir newdir
system('mkdir newdir')
For more information regarding the use of "!" to run external commands, refer to this documentation: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/run-external-commands-scripts-and-programs.html
For more information regarding the "system" function, refer to this documentation: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/system.html
