files_move {miceadds}

Moves Files from One Directory to Another Directory

Description

Moves older (defined in alphanumeric order) files from one directory to another directory. If directories do not exist, they will be automatically created.

Usage

files_move(path1, path2, file_sep="__", pattern=NULL, path2_name="__ARCH")

Arguments

path1

Original directory

path2

Target directory in which the files should be moved

file_sep

Separator for files

pattern

Pattern in file names to be searched for

path2_name

Part of the name of path2 if argument path2 is missing. If path2 is not provided, it has to be a subdirectory of path1.

See Also

filename_split

Examples

## Not run: 
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# EXAMPLE 1: Move older files in '__ARCHIVE' directory
#############################################################################

# specify path
path1 <- "p:/IPN/Projects/PISA/Trend_2015/2__Data/All_Waves/"
# specify target directory which is an archive
path2 <- file.path( path1, "__ARCHIVE" )
# move files
files_move( path1, path2 )

## End(Not run)