R: Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname

getParent {R.utils} | R Documentation

## Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname

### Description

Gets the string of the parent specified by this pathname. This is basically, by default the string before the last path separator of the absolute pathname.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    getParent(pathname, depth=1L, fsep=.Platform$file.sep, ...)

### Arguments

`pathname` | A `character` string of the pathname to be checked.
`depth` | An `integer` specifying how many generations up the path should go.
`fsep` | A `character` string of the file separator.
`...` | Not used.

### Value

Returns a `character` string if the parent exists, otherwise `NULL`.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

[Package R.utils version 2.7.0 Index]