copy: Copy files, directories or links

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Copy files, directories or links

Description

file_copy() copies files.

link_copy() creates a new link pointing to the same location as the previous link.

dir_copy() copies the directory recursively at the new location.

Usage

file_copy(path, new_path, overwrite = FALSE)

dir_copy(path, new_path, overwrite = FALSE)

link_copy(path, new_path, overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

path	A character vector of one or more paths.
new_path	A character vector of paths to the new locations.
overwrite	Overwrite files if they exist. If this is FALSE and the file exists an error will be thrown.

Details

The behavior of dir_copy() differs slightly than that of file.copy() when overwrite = TRUE. The directory will always be copied to new_path, even if the name differs from the basename of path.

Value

The new path (invisibly).

Examples

file_create("foo")
file_copy("foo", "bar")
try(file_copy("foo", "bar"))
file_copy("foo", "bar", overwrite = TRUE)
file_delete(c("foo", "bar"))

dir_create("foo")
# Create a directory and put a few files in it
files <- file_create(c("foo/bar", "foo/baz"))
file_exists(files)

# Copy the directory
dir_copy("foo", "foo2")
file_exists(path("foo2", path_file(files)))

# Create a link to the directory
link_create(path_abs("foo"), "loo")
link_path("loo")
link_copy("loo", "loo2")
link_path("loo2")

# Cleanup
dir_delete(c("foo", "foo2"))
link_delete(c("loo", "loo2"))

fs documentation built on July 26, 2023, 5:47 p.m.