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$InitialDirectory

Usage

• $InitialDirectory gives the initial directory when the current Mathematica session was started.


Notes

• $InitialDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
• If Mathematica is started from a shell or command line, $InitialDirectory gives the current operating system directory.
• If Mathematica is started from a menu or icon, $InitialDirectory typically gives the user's home directory $HomeDirectory.
• See Section 2.12.4.
• See also: Directory, $CommandLine, $HomeDirectory, $BaseDirectory, $InstallationDirectory.
• New in Version 3; modified in 5.


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