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Default directory for file-system operations
In computing, the working directory is the directory of a file system to which a relative path is relative. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Working directoryA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The Lord of the RingsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: ezknitr: Avoid the Typical Working Directory Pain When Using 'knitr'Cited 1 times
- Go sideways: Cd (command)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Environment variableA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
ezknitr: Avoid the Typical Working Directory Pain When Using 'knitr'
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📚 Books worth reading
The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien · 1954
Novelas ejemplaresMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 1626
MedeaEuripides · 1703
الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطرʻUmar ibn Muḥammad Nafzāwī · 1886
1601Mark Twain · 1880
The Gourman reportJack Gourman · 1967
Which MBA?George Bickerstaffe, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) · 1991
Take care of yourselfDonald M. Vickery, James F. Fries · 1976
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🔗 Related topics
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