R setwd()
Published Oct 7, 2022
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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