mkdirs                package:R.utils                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Creates a directory including any necessary but nonexistent parent
     directories.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     ## Default S3 method:
     mkdirs(pathname, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

pathname: A 'character' string of the pathname to be checked.

     ...: Not used.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Returns 'TRUE' if the directory was succesfully created, otherwise
     'FALSE'. Note that if the directory already exists, 'FALSE' is
     returned.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Henrik Bengtsson (<URL: http://www.braju.com/R/>)

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     Internally 'dir.create'() is used.

