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$HomeDirectory
$HomeDirectory
gives your "home" directory.
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$HomeDirectory
returns the full name of the directory as a string.
On multi-user operating systems,
$HomeDirectory
gives the main directory for the current user.
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Your home directory on the current system:
Your home directory on the current system:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
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Directory
ParentDirectory
$UserDocumentsDirectory
$UserName
$UserBaseDirectory
$InstallationDirectory
$BaseDirectory
$InitialDirectory
$RootDirectory
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