Make sure a directory exists, or create it

Source: R/utils.R

Make sure a directory exists, or create it

dir_path_create(...)

dir_path_check(...)

file_path_check(...)

Arguments

...

The successive folders that make the path.

Value

A path object is returned invisibly.

Functions

  • dir_path_check(): Check that a directory exists.

  • file_path_check(): Check that a file exists.

Examples

test_path <- dir_path_create(tempdir(), "dir_path_create_test", "subfolder")
test_path
#> /tmp/RtmpdegxSM/dir_path_create_test/subfolder
dir.exists(test_path) # Should be TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
dir_path_check(test_path) # Return the path only if it exists
# Remove
unlink(test_path)
unlink(dirname(test_path))