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DumpSave

Usage

DumpSave["file.mx", symbol] writes definitions associated with a symbol to a file in internal Mathematica format.
DumpSave["file.mx", "context`"] writes out definitions associated with all symbols in the specified context.
DumpSave["file.mx", { ,  , ... }] writes out definitions for several symbols or contexts.
DumpSave["package`", objects] chooses the name of the output file based on the computer system used.


Notes

DumpSave writes out definitions in a binary format that is optimized for input by Mathematica.
• Each file has a plain text header identifying its type and contents.
• Files written by DumpSave can be read by Get.
• Files written by DumpSave can only be read on the same type of computer system on which they were written.
DumpSave will not preserve open stream and link objects.
• Files written by DumpSave conventionally have names that end with .mx.
DumpSave["package`", ... ] writes a file with a name such as package.mx/$SystemID/package.mx.
• You can use DumpSave["file", "s"] to write out the definition for the value of a symbol s itself.
• You can typically read a dump file when you start Mathematica by using the initfile command-line option.
• See also: Save, LinkWrite.
• New in Version 3.


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