---
name: "Mat_GetHeader"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmatio"
version: "1.5.30-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mat_GetHeader"
---

# Mat\_GetHeader(3)

Returns the header of a MATLAB MAT file given a MAT file structure.

## NAME

**Mat\_GetHeader** – Returns the header of a MATLAB MAT file given a MAT file structure.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<matio.h\>**

*const* *char* *\**\

**Mat\_GetHeader**(*const mat\_t \*matfp*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **Mat\_GetHeader**() function returns the header of the MATLAB MAT file given by the MAT file structure.

## SEE ALSO

[Mat\_CreateVer(3)](/Mat_CreateVer/3.md), [Mat\_Open(3)](/Mat_Open/3.md), [Mat\_GetFileAccessMode(3)](/Mat_GetFileAccessMode/3.md), [Mat\_GetFilename(3)](/Mat_GetFilename/3.md), [Mat\_GetVersion(3)](/Mat_GetVersion/3.md)