setwd()

Published Oct 7, 2022
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The setwd() sets the current working directory to the file path specified.

Syntax

setwd(directory)

The setwd() function returns the current directory before it is changed to the file path of the directory parameter string.

Example

The following example sets the working directory to the file path “/Users/kyra/Documents/students”:

setwd("/Users/kyra/Documents/students")

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