R: Read metadata from a fst file

fst.metadata {fst} | R Documentation

## Read metadata from a fst file

### Description

Method for checking basic properties of the dataset stored in `path`.

### Usage

    fst.metadata(path)

### Arguments

`path` | Path to fst file

### Value

Returns A list with meta information on the stored dataset in `path`. Has class 'fst.metadata'.

### Examples

    # Sample dataset
    x <- data.frame(
      First = 1:10,
      Second = sample(c(TRUE, FALSE, NA), 10, replace = TRUE),
      Last = sample(LETTERS, 10))

    # Write to fst file
    write.fst(x, "dataset.fst")

    # Display meta information
    fst.metadata("dataset.fst")

[Package fst version 0.7.2 Index]