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R.utils (version 1.26.2)

mkdirs: Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories

Description

Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent directories.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'default':
mkdirs(pathname, ...)

Arguments

pathname
A character string of the pathname to be checked.
...
Not used.

Value

  • Returns TRUE if the directory was succesfully created, otherwise FALSE. Note that if the directory already exists, FALSE is returned.

See Also

Internally dir.create() is used.