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  • $LaunchDirectory gives the directory in which the executable for the Mathematica kernel program being run resides.
  • $LaunchDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
  • $LaunchDirectory gives the directory for the actual Mathematica kernel executable, not the directory for scripts such as math that call it.
  • After installation on a hard disk, $LaunchDirectory is typically the Kernel/Binaries subdirectory of $TopDirectory.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.11.4.
  • See also: $TopDirectory, $CommandLine, $InitialDirectory, $InstallationDate.


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