deleting rows and columns of a matrix

a(:,1)=[];when i'm applying this function,1st row of the matix a was delete.now i'm want to call original matrix a. is there any method to do this.thank you.

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

b=a
a(:,1)=[];

%If you want your original a

a=b

[mahesh chathuranga]

thank you very much.