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Get or change a filename extension
extension(filename, value=NULL, maxchar=10)
extension(filename) <- valueA file extension, filename or path.
If ext(filename) is used without a value argument, it returns the file extension; otherwise it returns the filename (with new extensions set to value
A filename, with or without the path
A file extension with or without a dot, e.g., ".txt" or "txt"
Maximum number of characters after the last dot in the filename, for that string to be considered a filename extension
fn <- "c:/temp folder/filename.exten sion"
extension(fn)
extension(fn) <- ".txt"
extension(fn)
fn <- extension(fn, '.document')
extension(fn)
extension(fn, maxchar=4)
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