### 13.2 Files

A file is simply an area on a particular storage device which contains data or text. Files on the disks are figuratively grouped into "directories". A directory is just a list of files. Commands which deal with files are:

       appendfile           batch                 batchload
       closefile            file_output_append    filename_merge
       file_search          file_search_maxima    file_search_lisp
       file_search_demo     file_search_usage     file_search_tests
       file_type            file_type_lisp        file_type_maxima
       load                 load_pathname         loadfile
       loadprint            pathname_directory    pathname_name
       pathname_type        printfile             save
       stringout            with_stdout           writefile

When a file name is passed to functions like `plot2d`, `save`, or `writefile` and the file name does not include a path, Maxima stores the file in the current working directory. The current working directory depends on the system like Windows or Linux and on the installation.