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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Naming and Finding Files
The Main Loop
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$InputFileName
Get
Streams
DirectoryName
$BatchInput
$CurrentLink
$ParentLink
NotebookFileName
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$Input
$Input
is a global variable whose value is the name of the stream from which input to
Mathematica
is currently being sought.
MORE INFORMATION
During the execution of
<<
file
,
$Input
is set to
.
During interactive input,
$Input
is
.
EXAMPLES
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Loading a file:
During interactive input,
$Input
is
:
Loading a file:
In[1]:=
During interactive input,
$Input
is
:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
SEE ALSO
$InputFileName
Get
Streams
DirectoryName
$BatchInput
$CurrentLink
$ParentLink
NotebookFileName
TUTORIALS
Naming and Finding Files
The Main Loop
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