rPlant (version 2.7)

ListDir: Directory management

Description

Functions for listing the contents of a directory, making new directories, or deleting entire directories in the iPlant infrastructure

Usage

ListDir(user.name, token, DE.dir.path="", print.curl=FALSE)
MakeDir(user.name, token, DE.dir.name, DE.dir.path="", print.curl=FALSE)
DeleteDir(user.name, token, DE.dir.name, DE.dir.path="", print.curl=FALSE)

Arguments

user.name

iPlant Discovery Environment user name

token

a validation tool used in place of unencrypted passwords

DE.dir.path

optional path to a user's sub directory on the Discovery Environment (DE); default path is empty, which leads to the home directory

DE.dir.name

name of subdirectory to be modified on the DE in the users home iPlant directory.

print.curl

Prints the Curl Statement that can be used in the terminal

Value

• Text listing action as either being a "success" or "error". If an error, then a message stating the error should also be reported.

See Also

UploadFile

Examples

# Makes the subdirectory named "new" in the users rplant directory
# MakeDir("User", token, DE.dir.name="new", DE.dir.path="/data/")
             
# Lists the contents of a user's subdirectory "new"
# ListDir("User", token, DE.dir.path="/data/new/")

# Lists the contents of a user's subdirectory "rplant"
# ListDir("User", token, DE.dir.path="/data/")

# Deletes the subdirectory "new"
# DeleteDir("User", token, DE.dir.name="new", DE.dir.path="/data/")