Moves Files from One Directory to Another Directory

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

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

if (FALSE) {
#############################################################################
# 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 )
}