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$TemporaryPrefix
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$TemporaryPrefix

As of Version 7.0, $TemporaryPrefix has been superseded by $TemporaryDirectory.

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$TemporaryPrefix

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.

Details

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

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

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Wolfram Research (1988), $TemporaryPrefix, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.
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Wolfram Research (1988), $TemporaryPrefix, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), $TemporaryPrefix, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.

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Wolfram Research (1988), $TemporaryPrefix, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "$TemporaryPrefix." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1988. "$TemporaryPrefix." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). $TemporaryPrefix. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html

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Wolfram Language. (1988). $TemporaryPrefix. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$temporaryprefix, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$TemporaryPrefix}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$temporaryprefix, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$TemporaryPrefix}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$temporaryprefix, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$TemporaryPrefix}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$temporaryprefix, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$TemporaryPrefix}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$TemporaryPrefix.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}