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$ScriptCommandLine
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$ScriptCommandLine

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is a list of strings giving the elements of the command line with which the standalone Wolfram System script was invoked.

Details

  • If the Wolfram Language kernel was invoked via a wolframscript mechanism, the $ScriptCommandLine contains the elements of the command line, starting with the name of the script.
  • If the Wolfram Language kernel was run in a way other than via a wolframscript mechanism, the $ScriptCommandLine gives an empty list.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

$ScriptCommandLine is empty in an interactive session:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0e5gwxjf0mkmm8-pd75kp
Out[1]=1

Find the wolframscript executable:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0e5gwxjf0mkmm8-n0jlvd

Set up appropriate arguments for the operating system:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0e5gwxjf0mkmm8-4bf3sd

$ScriptCommandLine will include the executable and its arguments when launched:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0e5gwxjf0mkmm8-8on1wc
Out[4]=4
Wolfram Research (2010), $ScriptCommandLine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.
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Wolfram Research (2010), $ScriptCommandLine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), $ScriptCommandLine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.

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Wolfram Research (2010), $ScriptCommandLine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "$ScriptCommandLine." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2010. "$ScriptCommandLine." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). $ScriptCommandLine. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html

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Wolfram Language. (2010). $ScriptCommandLine. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$scriptcommandline, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ScriptCommandLine}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$scriptcommandline, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ScriptCommandLine}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$scriptcommandline, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ScriptCommandLine}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$scriptcommandline, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ScriptCommandLine}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ScriptCommandLine.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-July-2025 ]}