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TemporaryDirectory

  

return a directory for storing temporary files

 

Calling Sequence

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

TemporaryDirectory()

Description

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The TemporaryDirectory procedure attempts to return a directory suitable for storing temporary files.

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If no suitable directory is found, the empty string is returned.

Examples

FileTools:-TemporaryDirectory

/tmp/mpldoc2

(1)

FileTools:-IsDirectoryFileTools:-TemporaryDirectory

true

(2)

Compatibility

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The FileTools[TemporaryDirectory] command was introduced in Maple 16.

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For more information on Maple 16 changes, see Updates in Maple 16.

See Also

FileTools[IsDirectory]

FileTools[TemporaryFilename]