OBSOLETE MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

$TemporaryPrefix

As of Mathematica 7.0,

has been superseded by $TemporaryDirectory.

is a string that gives the path and beginning of the name for files and directories that are created by OpenWrite and CreateDirectory when no explicit file is specified.

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On Unix systems, the default setting for is typically /tmp/m.
can be reset.
Mathematica does not automatically delete files in directories specified by , although the operating system may do so.