apropos('rename')
you will find 'file.rename' which also works on directories.
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Gavin Blackburn
<gavin.blackb...@strath.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to be able to rename a folder using R, similar to file.rename. I want
> to paste " - done" onto the folder name. The reason for this is we run a loop
> on a large number of folders on a server and it would be nice for people to
> be able to log in and instantly see if their data has been processed so they
> can remove it.
>
> I have searched the help list but have not found anything and was wondering
> if this is possible?
>
> I realise I could probably do this through the R/system command line
> interface but I thought there may be a simpler way to do this through R.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Gavin.
>
> Dr. Gavin Blackburn
> SULSA Technologist
>
> Strathclyde institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science
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> Glasgow.
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