| getwd {base} | R Documentation |
Get or Set Working Directory
Description
getwd returns an absolute filename representing the current
working directory of the R process; setwd(dir) is used to set
the working directory to dir.
Usage
getwd()
setwd(dir)
Arguments
dir |
A character string. |
Value
getwd returns a character vector, or NULL if the
working directory is not available on that platform.
setwd returns NULL invisibly. It will give an error if
it does not succeed.
Note
These functions are not implemented on all platforms.
Examples
(WD <- getwd())
if (!is.null(WD)) setwd(WD)