R: Replace file names with numbers

rename_with_nums {filesstrings} | R Documentation

## Replace file names with numbers

### Description

Rename the files in the directory, replacing file names with numbers only.

### Usage

    rename_with_nums(dir = ".", pattern = NULL)

### Arguments

`dir` | The directory in which to rename the files (relative or absolute path). Defaults to current working directory.
`pattern` | A regular expression. If specified, only files with names matching this pattern will be treated.

### Value

A logical vector with a `TRUE` for each successful renaming and a `FALSE` otherwise.

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    dir.create("RenameWithNums_test")
    setwd("RenameWithNums_test")
    files <- c("1litres 1.txt", "1litres 30.txt", "3litres 5.txt")
    file.create(files)
    rename_with_nums()
    list.files()
    setwd("..")
    dir.remove("RenameWithNums_test")
    ## End(Not run)

[Package filesstrings version 2.5.0 Index]