ls_files: List files and directories recursively

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List files and directories recursively

Description

This function is equivalent to the Unix ls command but works across platforms. It can list files and directories matching a regular expression pattern.

Usage

ls_files(path = ".", regexp = NULL)

Arguments

path	A character vector of one or more paths to search
regexp	A regular expression pattern to filter files/directories

Details

The function:

• Handles both single and multiple paths

• Supports regular expression filtering

• Removes system-specific directories (e.g., @eaDir)

• Returns full paths

Value

A character vector of file and directory paths

Examples

# List all files in current directory
org::ls_files()

# List only R files
org::ls_files(regexp = "\\.R$")

# List files in multiple directories
org::ls_files(c("dir1", "dir2"))

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