This function generates a MANIFEST.txt file listing all files in a specified folder and its subfolders, along with their sizes in bytes. The function can optionally exclude an existing MANIFEST.txt file from the generated list. A manifest may be useful when archiving images in data repositories.
Usage
ifcb_create_manifest(
folder_path,
manifest_path = file.path(folder_path, "MANIFEST.txt"),
exclude_manifest = TRUE
)Arguments
- folder_path
A character string specifying the path to the folder whose files are to be listed.
- manifest_path
A character string specifying the path and name of the MANIFEST.txt file to be created. Defaults to "folder_path/MANIFEST.txt".
- exclude_manifest
A logical value indicating whether to exclude an existing MANIFEST.txt file from the list. Defaults to TRUE.
Value
No return value, called for side effects. Creates a MANIFEST.txt file at the specified location.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Create a MANIFEST.txt file for the current directory
ifcb_create_manifest(".")
# Create a MANIFEST.txt file for a specific directory, excluding an existing MANIFEST.txt file
ifcb_create_manifest("path/to/directory")
# Create a MANIFEST.txt file and save it to a specific path
ifcb_create_manifest("path/to/directory", manifest_path = "path/to/manifest/MANIFEST.txt")
# Create a MANIFEST.txt file without excluding an existing MANIFEST.txt file
ifcb_create_manifest("path/to/directory", exclude_manifest = FALSE)
} # }