owd: Open Working Directory

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Open Working Directory

Description

owd opens the current working directory (or a given directory path) in your computer's file manager.

Usage

owd(dir = '.')

Arguments

dir	A character string indicating a directory path. Defaults to '.', indicating the current working directory.

Value

owd does not return any value in R. However, it will return an error if a directory path is passed to it that does not exist, or that R does not have sufficient privledges to access.

Note

Tilde expansion (see path.expand) is performed on directory paths.

Author(s)

Benjamin G. Feakins, [e-mail]

See Also

getwd for the path of the current working directory.

list.files for the contents of a directory.

Examples

if (interactive()) {
## Open current working directory
owd()

## Open a directory using a relative path
owd('/usr/bin')

## Making use of tilde expansion to open the home directory
owd('~')
}

owd documentation built on May 20, 2026, 1:07 a.m.