path.expand {base} | R Documentation |
Expand a path name, for example by replacing a leading tilde by the user's home directory (if defined on that platform).
path.expand(path)
path |
character vector containing one or more path names. |
(These details are for Windows: the details differ on Unix.)
The definition of the ‘home’ directory is in the ‘rw-FAQ’
Q2.14: it is taken from the R_USER environment variable when
path.expand
is first called in a session.
A character vector of possibly expanded path names: where the home directory is unknown or none is specified the path is returned unchanged.
path.expand("~/foo")