R: Gets the file names in the directory

listDirectory {R.utils} | R Documentation

## Gets the file names in the directory

### Description

Gets the file names in the directory.

Contrary to `list.files()`, this method guarantees to work recursively. Moreover, when subdirectories are processed recursively, directory names are also returned.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    listDirectory(path=".", pattern=NULL, recursive=FALSE, allNames=FALSE, fullNames=FALSE,
      ...)

### Arguments

`path` | A path to be listed.
`pattern` | A `character` string of the filename pattern passed. See `list.files`() for more details.
`recursive` | If `TRUE`, subdirectories are recursively processed, and not if `FALSE`. Alternatively, the maximum recursive depth can be specified as a non-negative `numeric`, where `FALSE` corresponds to `0L` depth and `TRUE` corresponds `+Inf` depth.
`allNames` | If `TRUE`, also files starting with a period are returned.
`fullNames` | If `TRUE`, the full path names are returned.
`...` | Not used.

### Value

Returns a `vector` of file names.

### Recursive searching

Recursive searching of directory structure is done breath-first in a lexicographic order.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

Internally `list.files`() is used.

[Package R.utils version 2.7.0 Index]