R: Query for existence and access permissions

file_access {fs} | R Documentation

## Query for existence and access permissions

### Description

`file_exists(path)` is a shortcut for `file_access(x, "exists")`; `dir_exists(path)` and `link_exists(path)` are similar but also check that the path is a directory or link, respectively.

### Usage

    file_access(path, mode = "exists")

    file_exists(path)

    dir_exists(path)

    link_exists(path)

### Arguments

`path` | A character vector of one or more paths.
`mode` | A character vector containing one or more of 'exists', 'read', 'write', 'execute'.

### Value

A logical vector, with names corresponding to the input `path`.

### Examples

    file_access("/")
    file_access("/", "read")
    file_access("/", "write")

    file_exists("WOMBATS")

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