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LocalObjects[]

gives a list of local objects in your current local base directory.

LocalObjects[dir]

gives a list of local objects in the local directory dir.

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LocalObjects

LocalObjects[]

gives a list of local objects in your current local base directory.

LocalObjects[dir]

gives a list of local objects in the local directory dir.

Details

  • Relative directories are resolved relative to $LocalBase.
  • The directory can also be given as File["path"].

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

LocalObjects gives a list of all current local objects:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[]

List all local objects of the "LocalSymbols" subdirectory of $LocalBase:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects["LocalSymbols"]

Scope  (2)

Search only in a subdirectory of $LocalBase:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects["CloudCache"]

Specify the directory as a File object:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[File["/tmp/MyLocalBase"]]

Applications  (3)

Find all existing local symbols:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[$LocalSymbolBase]
Wolfram Language code: LocalSymbol["rand"]

Delete all existing local objects:

Wolfram Language code: DeleteObject[LocalObjects[]]
Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[]

Find all local objects used as caches:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[$CacheBaseDirectory]

Delete them:

Wolfram Language code: DeleteObject[%]

Properties & Relations  (2)

Local symbols are local objects stored in the directory $LocalSymbolBase:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[$LocalSymbolBase]

CloudObjects gives a list of all current cloud objects associated with your account:

Wolfram Language code: CloudObjects[]//Short
Wolfram Research (2016), LocalObjects, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html (updated 2016).

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), LocalObjects, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html (updated 2016).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "LocalObjects." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). LocalObjects. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_localobjects, author="Wolfram Research", title="{LocalObjects}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_localobjects, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={LocalObjects}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/LocalObjects.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}