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Links[]

gives a list of all WSTP connections that are currently open.

Links[patt]

lists only links whose names match the specified string pattern.

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Links

Links[]

gives a list of all WSTP connections that are currently open.

Links[patt]

lists only links whose names match the specified string pattern.

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Examples

Basic Examples  (3)

List of all WSTP connections ending in "shm" that are currently open:

Wolfram Language code: Links["*shm"]

Use LinkCreate to create a WSTP connection:

Wolfram Language code: link = LinkCreate[]

The newly created link appears in the list of open connections:

Wolfram Language code: MemberQ[Links[], link]

Obtain the name of the link object used to invoke the Wolfram System:

Wolfram Language code: Last[$CommandLine]

Get the LinkObject:

Wolfram Language code: Links[%]
Wolfram Research (1996), Links, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), Links, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "Links." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). Links. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_links, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Links}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_links, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Links}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Links.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}