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DirectoryName
DirectoryName
["
name
"]
extracts the directory name from the specification for a file.
MORE INFORMATION
DirectoryName
works differently on different computer systems.
DirectoryName
["
directory
"]
is normally equivalent to
ParentDirectory
["
directory
"]
.
DirectoryName
["
name
",
n
]
applies
DirectoryName
n
times to
name
.
DirectoryName
yields output appropriate for use in
SetDirectory
and
ToFileName
.
If
name
contains no directory specification,
DirectoryName
["
name
"]
returns
""
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
On Windows get the directory string:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Apply
DirectoryName
two times:
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
SEE ALSO
$Input
Directory
ParentDirectory
SetDirectory
ToFileName
$Path
$PathnameSeparator
TUTORIALS
Naming and Finding Files
MORE ABOUT
Directories & Directory Operations
File Operations
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Basic Examples 
