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$BatchOutput
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$BatchOutput

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is True if output in the current session is being sent in batch mode, suitable for reading by other programs.

Details

  • The initial value of $BatchOutput is typically determined by a command‐line option when the Wolfram System session is started.
  • $BatchOutput cannot be reset during a Wolfram System session.
  • When $BatchOutput is set to True, the Wolfram Language generates all output in InputForm, with the PageWidth option effectively set to Infinity, does not give In and Out labels, and does not give any banner when it starts up.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)Summary of the most common use cases

In an interactive session, $BatchOutput is False:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-d9rh8f
Out[1]=1

Run a standalone Wolfram Language kernel with an input file:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-exopde
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-dt9mj2
Out[2]=2
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-c3zs0b
Out[3]=3

Put commands in a file, in this case to evaluate $BatchOutput:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-cv0cpe
Out[4]=4
In[5]:=5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-fqsh8y

Run the command. The session terminates at the end of the file:

In[6]:=6
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-y1h5v
Out[6]=6

The output file contains the value of $BatchOutput:

In[7]:=7
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-g221kr

Delete the temporary files:

In[8]:=8
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dc467fwoewi-h4s8dg
Wolfram Research (1991), $BatchOutput, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.
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Wolfram Research (1991), $BatchOutput, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), $BatchOutput, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.

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Wolfram Research (1991), $BatchOutput, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "$BatchOutput." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1991. "$BatchOutput." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). $BatchOutput. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html

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Wolfram Language. (1991). $BatchOutput. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$batchoutput, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$BatchOutput}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html}", note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$batchoutput, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$BatchOutput}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html}", note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$batchoutput, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$BatchOutput}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html}, note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$batchoutput, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$BatchOutput}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BatchOutput.html}, note=[Accessed: 25-March-2025 ]}