R: Tools to Explore Files

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## Tools to Explore Files

### Description

These functions help to find files on the local disk.

### Usage

    Xplorefiles(from = "HOME", recursive = TRUE, ignore.case = TRUE)
    editFileExtensions()
    bydir(x)
    Xplor(from = "HOME")

### Arguments

`from` | the directory where to start the file search; by default, the ‘HOME’ directory. Use `from = getwd()` to start from the current working directory.
`recursive` | whether to search the subdirectories; `TRUE` by default.
`ignore.case` | whether to ignore the case of the file extensions; `TRUE` by default.
`x` | a list returned by `Xplorefiles`.

### Details

`Xplorefiles` looks for all files with a specified extension in their names. The default is to look for the following file types: CLUSTAL (.aln), FASTA (.fas, .fasta), FASTQ (.fq, .fastq), NEWICK (.nwk, .newick, .tre, .tree), NEXUS (.nex, .nexus), and PHYLIP (.phy). This list can be modified with `editFileExtensions`.

`bydir` sorts the list of files by directories.

`Xplor` combines the other operations and opens the results in a Web browser with clickable links to the directories and files.

### Value

`Xplorefiles` returns a list. `bydir` prints the file listings on the console.

### Author(s)

Emmanuel Paradis

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    x <- Xplorefiles()
    x # all data files on your disk
    bydir(x) # sorted by directories
    bydir(x["fasta"]) # only the FASTA files
    Xplorefiles(getwd(), recursive = FALSE) # look only in current dir
    Xplor()

    ## End(Not run)

[Package ape version 5.4 Index]