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currentDirectory -- current working directory

Synopsis

Description

i1 : currentDirectory()

o1 = /home/m2user/src/M2.git/M2/BUILD/dan/builds.tmp/ub22041-release-1.21-branch
     /Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc-temporary/

If a component of the path to the current directory no longer exist, an error will be signalled.

For the programmer

The object currentDirectory is a compiled function.