Directories & Directory Operations

Directory — current kernel directory

SetDirectory — set the current kernel directory

NotebookDirectory — current notebook directory

ResetDirectory ▪ DirectoryStack

Directory Names »

ParentDirectory — the parent of a directory

DirectoryName — pick out the directory part from a full file name

FileNameJoin — assemble a file name from a list of parts

FileNameSplit ▪ FileNameDepth ▪ ...

DirectoryQ — test whether a name corresponds to an existing directory

Directory Operations

CreateDirectory ▪ RenameDirectory ▪ CopyDirectory ▪ DeleteDirectory

User File Directories

$UserDocumentsDirectory — default directory to store kernel files

$HomeDirectory — user's home directory

$UserBaseDirectory — default base directory for user-specific add-on files

$Path — list of directories to search for files

System File Directories

$InitialDirectory — initial directory when Mathematica was started

$BaseDirectory — default base directory for systemwide add-on files

$InstallationDirectory — root of directories for Mathematica installation files

$RootDirectory — file system root directory

$TemporaryDirectory — system temporary directory

FindFile — find a file by searching $Path, etc.

• Data Manipulation

• System Information
• Mathematica System Setup