transmit: Transmit files from a remote FTP server

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Transmit files from a remote FTP server

Description

Utility function that supports easy file matching and download from a remote FTP server. Also enables on-the-fly file renaming and compression.

Usage

transmit(
  remoteDir,
  localDir = getwd(),
  pattern = NULL,
  rename = NULL,
  compress = FALSE,
  download = TRUE
)

Arguments

remoteDir	character(1). Remote FTP directory path.
localDir	character(1). Directory where to save files locally.
pattern	character(1). Pattern to use for matching.
rename	character(1) or NULL. Rename the local files (including suffix), if desired.
compress	logical(1). Compress the downloaded files.
download	logical(1). Download files (default) or only return the matching URL(s).

Value

Invisible character. Local file paths.

Note

Updated 2023-09-19.

Examples

remoteDir <- "ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/"
if (goalie::isAnExistingUrl(remoteDir)) {
    localDir <- AcidBase::tempdir2()
    readme <- transmit(
        remoteDir = remoteDir,
        localDir = localDir,
        pattern = "^README\\.txt$",
        rename = "ncbi-readme.txt",
        compress = FALSE
    )
    basename(readme)
    file.exists(readme)
    AcidBase::unlink2(localDir)
}

acidgenomics/pipette documentation built on Jan. 31, 2024, 10:32 p.m.