R: Checks if the file specification is a directory

isDirectory {R.utils} | R Documentation

## Checks if the file specification is a directory

### Description

Checks if the file specification is a directory.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    isDirectory(pathname, ...)

### Arguments

`pathname` | A `character` string of the pathname to be checked.
`...` | Not used.

### Value

Returns `TRUE` if the file specification is a directory, otherwise `FALSE` is returned.

### Symbolic links

This function follows symbolic links (also on Windows) and returns a value based on the link target (rather than the link itself).

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

To check if it is a file see `isFile`(). Internally `file.info`() is used. See also `file_test`.

[Package R.utils version 2.7.0 Index]