Thanks!
I think Sys.readlink resolved my issue. Indeed I found a permission issue. I
will post my questions to r-help next time.
Best,
Dipterix
> On Jun 26, 2023, at 11:17 AM, Serguei Sokol <so...@insa-toulouse.fr> wrote:
>
> Le 26/06/2023 à 16:26, Dipterix Wang a écrit :
>> I hope I'm not asking a stupid question...
> Many think that there is no such thing as "stupid question". However, this
> one looks more appropriate for r-help list, does not it?
>
>> If I symlink a directory, is symlink considered as directory in R? If so,
>> why `dir.exists` returns FALSE on directory?
>>
>> I understand symlink is essentially a file, but functionally a symlink to
>> directory is no different to the directory itself, but a directory is also
>> essentially a file.
>>
>> Is there any way that allow me to check if a symlink is linked to directory
>> in base R, like `dir.exists(..., symlink_ok = TRUE)`?
> What about :
>
> dir.exists(Sys.readlink("your_link"))
>
> ?
>
> Best,
> Serguei.
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dipterix
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