[R] save at relative directory

[Uwe Ligges]

On 08.11.2011 16:09, Alaios wrote:
> Hmm I will try something like that
>
>      if (file.exists('threshold')==FALSE)
>        dir.create(paste('./',abs(threshold)))
>
>      save(var,file=paste('./',abs(threshold),'/',DataSource[[4]],sep="")
>
> I just need a bit of confirmation If I am doing soemthing terribly wrong that might harm my filesystem.
>
> I also did accidentaly
> var<- -13
> dir.create(paste('./',var))
>
> which created a folder called -13 which I do not know how to remove it
>
>   rmdir -13
> rmdir: invalid option -- '1'
> Try `rmdir --help' for more information.


In R:
   unlink("-13", recursive=TRUE)

or in your shell:

I guess your intated OS can do:


rm --help
which points you to:
rm -r -- -13

Uwe Ligges



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> B.R
> Alex
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> Cc: "R-help at r-project.org"<R-help at r-project.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [R] save at relative directory
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> Hi Alex,
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> Look at some of these functions:
>
> apropos("dir")
> apropos("exists")
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> Cheers,
>
> Josh
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>> Dear all,
>> I have a variable called thres and before I run a script I set it to a value
>> like
>> thres<- -10
>> at the end of the execution I am issuing a save(variablename,file='Results')
>> which will end up with a file saved at the current directory with the name Results
>>
>> I would like though to use thres value and do the followingg
>> save at the directory called 10 so to get ./10/Results, (yes I want this in a relative order)
>>
>> My question is how I can also check if the directory exists R to create it?
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>> I would like to thank you in advance for your help
>>
>> B.R
>> Alex
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