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Check if a file exists and remove file or error

Source: R/check_file_overwrite.R
check_file_overwrite.Rd

The filename or path must include a single file extension.

Usage

check_file_overwrite(
  filename = NULL,
  path = NULL,
  overwrite = TRUE,
  quiet = FALSE,
  ask = TRUE,
  .envir = caller_env(),
  call = caller_env()
)

Arguments

filename

File name, Default: NULL. Optional if path is supplied.

path

File path, Default: NULL. Optional if filename is supplied.

overwrite

If TRUE, remove a file with the same name and path

quiet

If TRUE, suppress informational messages, Default: FALSE

ask

If TRUE, overwrite is FALSE, and session is interactive, ask if user wants to overwrite the file. Default: TRUE

.envir

Ignored at present.

call

The execution environment of a currently running function, e.g. caller_env(). The function will be mentioned in error messages as the source of the error. See the call argument of abort() for more information.