path_mapping: Describe a path mapping
In dide-tools/didehpc: DIDE HPC Support

path_mapping

R Documentation

Describe a path mapping

Describe a path mapping for use when setting up jobs on the cluster.

path_mapping(name, path_local, path_remote, drive_remote)

`name`	Name of this map. Can be anything at all, and is used for information purposes only.
`path_local`	The point where the drive is attached locally. On Windows this will be something like "Q:/", on Mac something like "/Volumes/mountname", and on Linux it could be anything at all, depending on what you used when you mounted it (or what is written in `⁠/etc/fstab⁠`)
`path_remote`	The network path for this drive. It will look something like `⁠\\\\fi--didef3.dide.ic.ac.uk\\tmp\\⁠`. Unfortunately backslashes are really hard to get right here and you will need to use twice as many as you expect (so four backslashes at the beginning and then two for each separator). If this makes you feel bad know that you are not alone: https://xkcd.com/1638 – alternatively you may use forward slashes in place of backslashes (e.g. `⁠//fi--didef3.dide.ic.ac.uk/tmp⁠`)
`drive_remote`	The place to mount the drive on the cluster. We're probably going to mount things at Q: and T: already so don't use those. And things like C: are likely to be used. Perhaps there are some guidelines for this somewhere?