R: Checks whether the file has been modified

hasBeenModified.GenericDataFile {R.filesets} | R Documentation

## Checks whether the file has been modified

### Description

Checks whether the file has been modified since last time checked.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'GenericDataFile'
    hasBeenModified(this, update=TRUE, unknown=TRUE, ...)

### Arguments

`unknown` | The `logical` value returned if the timestamp for the previous modification, if any, is unknown.
`update` | If `TRUE`, the internal check timestamp is updated after calling this function, otherwise not.
`...` | Not used.

### Value

Returns `TRUE`, `FALSE`, or the value of argument `unknown`.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

`file.info`(). For more information see `GenericDataFile`.

[Package R.filesets version 2.11.0 Index]