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NotebookDirectory

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gives the directory of the current evaluation notebook.

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gives the directory for the notebook specified by nb.

Details

Examples

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

Find the name of the directory containing the notebook file for this reference page:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b8d3o35na-df39xa
Out[1]=1

Possible Issues  (2)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

There is no directory for a notebook that has been created but not yet saved:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b8d3o35na-gs310k
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b8d3o35na-ch8xn3
Out[2]=2

If an evaluation was not directly triggered from within a notebook, there will be no directory:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0b8d3o35na-rjpnn
Out[1]=1
Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.
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Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.

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Wolfram Research (2007), NotebookDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "NotebookDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2007. "NotebookDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). NotebookDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html

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Wolfram Language. (2007). NotebookDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookdirectory, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookDirectory}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookdirectory, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NotebookDirectory}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookdirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookDirectory}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_notebookdirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NotebookDirectory}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NotebookDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}