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title: "String Tokens in Blender"
canonical: "https://rmanwiki-25.pixar.com/space/RFB25/21561936/String%20Tokens%20in%20Blender"
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<span style="color: #000000">RenderMan for Blender can substitute a number of predefined tokens in string parameters. </span>  
<span style="color: #000000">They can be used for animated texture sequences, referencing specific storage locations, etc. Each token should be wrapped inside two angle brackets. </span>  
  
<span style="color: #000000">Below is a list of default tokens.</span>


| **Token** | **Meaning** |
| --- | --- |
| <TEMP> | Temporary directory. On linux and macOS this is set to /tmp. On Windows, C:/tmp. |
| <OUT> | The main root output directory for all generated files for the scene. Can be set in Workspace Editor. |
| <blend> | The current blend filename. Set to UNTITLED if the current scene has not been saved. |
| <blend_dir> | The directory where the current blend file is in. |
| <scene> | The name of the current scene being rendered. |
| <layer> | The current view layer being rendered |
| <aov> | AOV name |
| <f4> | Frame padding, 4 in this case, can be omitted for no padding or use lower numbers. Both capital and lowercased 'f' is recognized. |
| <ext> | File type extension |
| <file> | This is the same as <blend> as above |
| <version> | Inserts the version number specified in the Workspace Editor |
| <take> | Inserts the take number specified in the Workspace Editor |
| <date> | Current date |
| <frame> | Decimal frame number |
| <jobid> | Unique job identifier |
| <time> | Current time |
| <ws> | The same as <OUT> as above |

Custom user tokens can also be added (see [Workspace Editor](https://renderman.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RFB25/pages/21561934)).