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is a global option that specifies which directories are searched for the help notebooks used within the help system.}})

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The directories to be searched are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. Typical directories included on (RefLink[SystemHelpPath, paclet:ref/SystemHelpPath]) are (RefLink[$InstallationDirectory, paclet:ref/$InstallationDirectory]) and (RefLink[$UserBaseDirectory, paclet:ref/$UserBaseDirectory]).

The help notebooks should be located in a subdirectory called Documentation/language, where language is determined by the value of the global variable (RefLink[$Language, paclet:ref/$Language]). It can be any language recognized by the system, such as English, French, or German.

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