DescTools (version 0.99.19)

SplitPath: Split Path In Drive, Path, Filename

Description

Split a full path in its components. This is specifically an issue in Windows and not really interesting for other OSs.

Usage

SplitPath(path, last.is.file = NULL)

Arguments

path
a path

last.is.file
logical, determining if the basename should be interpreted as filename or as last directory. If set to NULL (default), the last entry will be interpreted if the last character is either \ or / and as filename else.

Value

A list, containing the following components:

See Also

dirname, basename

Examples

Run this code
## Not run:  # Windows-specific example
# path <- "C:/Documents/Projects/Import/eyestudy.dta"
# SplitPath(path)
# 
# path <- "C:/Documents/Projects/Import/"
# SplitPath(path)
# 
# path <- "C:/Documents/Projects/Import"
# SplitPath(path)  # last entry will be taken as filename
# SplitPath(path, last.is.file=FALSE)
# ## End(Not run)

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