new_file: Create new files

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Create new files

Description

A convience wrapper around 'fs::file_create()' and 'fs::file_copy()' to create new files, and (defaultly) open them in an editor.

Usage

new_file(
  path,
  open = TRUE,
  template = NULL,
  create_dir = TRUE,
  overwrite = NULL
)

Arguments

path	Path of the file to create.
open	If 'TRUE' (the default) open the file.
template	A template file to copy.
create_dir	If 'TRUE' (the default) will create missing directories.
overwrite	When 'NULL' (the default) will warn and prompt the user if attempting to overwrite, set to 'TRUE' to force overwrite or 'FALSE' to not overwrite.

Details

This function is a replacement for 'rstudioapi::documentNew()', which only allows you to create files of the type 'r', 'rmarkdown' and 'sql'. Instead, 'new_file()' allows you to create any empty file of any type, or use an existing file as a template, and assuming in an interactive session to open that file in an editor.

Value

The path to the new file (invisibly).

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