CopyDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CopyDirectory["dir_1", "dir_2"] copies the directory dir_1 to dir_2.

RenameDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RenameDirectory["dir_1", "dir_2"] renames the directory dir_1 to dir_2.

Run (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Run[expr_1, expr_2, ...] generates the printed form of the expressions expr_i, separated by spaces, and runs it as an external operating system command.

$TemporaryDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$TemporaryDirectory gives the main system directory for temporary files on your computer system.

Work with Lists (Mathematica How To)

Lists are at the core of Mathematica 's symbolic language. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common tasks related to creating and manipulating lists.

DatabaseLink Data Access and ... (DatabaseLink Guide)

DatabaseLink provides functions for working with data stored in tables in SQL databases. Operations such as searching, inserting, and deleting are supported. They also ...

PrivatePaths (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PrivatePaths -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is a global option that specifies settings for paths private to the notebook front end.

Keyboard Shortcut Listing (Mathematica Tutorial)

Documentation Center navigation shortcuts. Window cycling shortcuts. Scrolling shortcuts.

Manipulating Notebooks from the Kernel (Mathematica Tutorial)

If you want to do simple operations on Mathematica notebooks, then you will usually find it convenient just to use the interactive capabilities of the standard Mathematica ...

Defining Functions (Mathematica Tutorial)

There are many functions that are built into Mathematica. This tutorial discusses how you can add your own simple functions to Mathematica. As a first example, consider ...