NotebookDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NotebookDirectory[] gives the directory of the current evaluation notebook. NotebookDirectory[nb] gives the directory for the notebook specified by nb.

SetDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SetDirectory["dir"] sets the current working directory to dir. SetDirectory[] sets the current working directory to your "home" directory.

DirectoryName (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DirectoryName["name"] extracts the directory name from the specification for a file.

CreateDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CreateDirectory["dir"] creates a directory with name dir. CreateDirectory[] creates a directory in the default area for temporary directories on your computer system.

$BaseDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$BaseDirectory gives the base directory in which systemwide files to be loaded by Mathematica are conventionally placed.

RenameDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

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

$UserBaseDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$UserBaseDirectory gives the base directory in which user-specific files to be loaded by Mathematica are conventionally placed.

DeleteDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DeleteDirectory["dir"] deletes the specified directory.

CopyDirectory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

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

Manipulating Files and Directories (Mathematica Tutorial)

Functions for manipulating files. Different operating systems have different commands for manipulating files. Mathematica provides a simple set of file manipulation ...