How to execute m-file in the Linux terminal background/foreground?

foreground execution in the terminal mode:
>> matlab -nojvm -nodisplay -nosplash

background execution in the terminal mode:
>> nohup matlab -nojvm -nodisplay -nosplash < 123.m > report123.log &

Ref:
[1]  http://www.math.ufl.edu/help/matlab/tec1.1.html