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$UserDocumentsDirectory

$UserDocumentsDirectory
gives your default "documents" directory.

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$UserDocumentsDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.

Typical values are:

	C:\DocumentsandSettings\username\MyDocuments
		Windows
	~/Documents	Macintosh
	~	Unix

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A typical default "documents" directory on Windows:

$HomeDirectory $UserBaseDirectory

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