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$InstallationDirectory

Usage

• $InstallationDirectory gives the top-level directory in which your Mathematica installation resides.


Notes

• $InstallationDirectory returns the full name of the directory as a string.
• Typical values are:
C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\5.1 Windows
/Applications/Mathematica 5.1.app Macintosh
/usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/5.1 Unix
• See Section 2.12.4.
• See also: $BaseDirectory, $HomeDirectory, $InitialDirectory, $InstallationDate.
• New in Version 5.


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