file_rename: Rename files and directories
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file_rename R Documentation
Rename files and directories
Description
First try file.rename(). If it fails (e.g., renaming a file from one volume
to another on disk is likely to fail), try file.copy() instead, and clean
up the original files if the copy succeeds.
Usage
file_rename(from, to)
Arguments
from, to
Original and target paths, respectively.
Value
A logical vector (TRUE for success and FALSE for failure).
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Rename files and directories
Description
First try file.rename(). If it fails (e.g., renaming a file from one volume
to another on disk is likely to fail), try file.copy() instead, and clean
up the original files if the copy succeeds.
Usage
file_rename(from, to)
Arguments
from, to |
Original and target paths, respectively. |
Value
A logical vector (TRUE for success and FALSE for failure).
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