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Move a directory and its contents

Source: R/utils_files.R
move_directory.Rd

Moves a directory and all its contents to a new location. Can optionally overwrite the destination if it already exists.

Usage

move_directory(from, to, overwrite_to = FALSE)

Arguments

from

Source directory path.

to

Destination directory path.

overwrite_to

Whether to overwrite existing destination (default: FALSE).

Value

Nothing. Creates the destination directory and moves all contents.

Details

The function:

  • Creates the destination directory if it doesn't exist

  • Copies all files and subdirectories recursively

  • Removes the source directory after successful copy

  • Fails if source doesn't exist or destination exists (unless overwrite_to=TRUE)

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Move a directory
org::move_directory("old_dir", "new_dir")

# Move and overwrite existing directory
org::move_directory("old_dir", "new_dir", overwrite_to = TRUE)
} # }