Saving in command line

Question

I'm using Mathematica on a Raspberry Pi and I'm done with calculations at the moment. I'd like to save this but there isn't a way to do it like there is for PC version (File -> Save). How can I save this file?

LouisB · Answer 1 · 2019-12-23T11:23:14.333

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We can save all current definitions in the Global context with this

Save[ "tmp.wl", "Global`*"]

We can open the "tmp.wl" file like a notebook in the MMA, or get the definitions back in a later command line session like this

Get["tmp.wl"]

We can use any file name and extension we like.

See the Save documentation for saving only specific variables.

Note that this does not save your entire session, but only the current definitions.

edited Dec 23 '19 at 11:23

answered Dec 22 '19 at 22:35

LouisB

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Did you mean tmp.m? – Szabolcs Dec 23 '19 at 09:43
Good catch. I tested it using tmp.nb on a Raspberry Pi and was a little surprised that it worked so I went with it without thinking it through. Later I realized tmp.wl would be better. I'm changing my answer to reflect your comment and my preference to use the .m extension only for Matlab files. Thank you. – LouisB Dec 23 '19 at 11:15
I was tempted to cite this discussion of file name extensions, but decided not to. – LouisB Dec 23 '19 at 11:24

Saving in command line

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