Re: [R] R 3.2.3 on Win8; mkdir command produces error

I found another MOOC that teaches R at a more basic level than the one I am currently taking. Actually, it was suggested by a classmate who discovered it in her search for how to accomplish this homework assignment. It pointed me to  http://www.statmethods.net/interface/workspace.html which has a

Re: [R] R 3.2.3 on Win8; mkdir command produces error

As a follow-up to my request for help this morning, I have watched tutorials on R all afternoon. Many topics come close to my problem, but none specifically address my situation where "specdata" is not a text file but a list of small files in a folder.I found a command that should be more right

[R] R 3.2.3 on Win8; mkdir command produces error

I am trying to complete a homework assignment, but I know very little about R.The assignment says, "For this programming assignment you will need to unzip this file and create the directory 'specdata".I unzipped the file on my desktop, and my computer automatically created a new folder which I r