The Wolfram Language and its computation capabilities can be accessed not only through its rich interactive notebook interface, but also directly through a command-line interface—allowing the Wolfram Language to be used in large-scale batch mode or as the world's most powerful scripting language, fully integrated into any computational environment.

Command Line Programs

WolframKernel, wolfram — launch a standalone Wolfram Language kernel

wolframscript — run a standalone executable script

Kernel Sessions »

% — most recent output expression

Quit — quit the Wolfram Language kernel

Input & Output

Get(<<)  ▪  Put(>>)  ▪  Import  ▪  Export  ▪  Input

Setting Up Scripts

-script — command-line argument for running a script

$ScriptInputString — string containing standard input to a script

$CommandLine, $ScriptCommandLine — command-line arguments

Environment — system environment variables

Batch Operation

$BatchInput, $BatchOutput — handle interrupts etc. unattended

SendMail — send an expression by email

Session Parameters & Customization »

init.m — file of commands to run at initialization

$Echo — where to echo input

$Input  ▪  $Output  ▪  $IgnoreEOF  ▪  $Linked  ▪  $ProcessID

UsingFrontEnd — execute commands using a front end if necessary