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$TemporaryDirectory

$TemporaryDirectory
gives the main system directory for temporary files on your computer system.
  • Mathematica does not automatically delete files it creates in the $TemporaryDirectory directory, although the operating system may do so.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Show the path for the temporary directory:
Open a stream for writing in the temporary directory:
Close the stream:
Print the resulting file:
Show the path for the temporary directory:
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Open a stream for writing in the temporary directory:
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Out[2]=
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Close the stream:
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Out[4]=
Print the resulting file:
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