DirList_HTTP: LidarIndexR - Retrieve a directory listing from a remote...

In bmcgaughey1/LidarIndexR: Provides functions to build index files for lidar projects

LidarIndexR – Retrieve a directory listing from a remote http(s) host

Description

Retrieve a http or https directory listing from a remote host as either a simple list of file/folder names or a data frame with file/folder information.

Usage

DirList_http(
  URL,
  fileType = NULL,
  namesOnly = FALSE,
  excludeDirectories = TRUE,
  directoryOnly = FALSE
)

Arguments

URL	URL for a folder on a remote host. Trailing slash is optional.
fileType	Any valid string for the pattern parameter in grep(). "$" will be appended to the string to search for file/folder names ending with values in fileType.
namesOnly	Boolean indicating you want only file names (TRUE) or all directory information (FALSE).
excludeDirectories	Boolean indicating you want to exclude folders from the list of returned files/folders.
directoryOnly	Boolean indicating you only want folder names included in the list of returned files/folders.

Value

A list of file names or a data frame with file names and attribute information. The return value depends on namesOnly.

Examples

## Not run: 
DirList_http(pasteo("https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/",
  "Elevation/LPC/Projects/AK_BrooksCamp_2012/laz/"))

## End(Not run)

bmcgaughey1/LidarIndexR documentation built on April 14, 2025, 6:07 p.m.