path_sanitize

<code>path_sanitize()</code> removes the following:<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C0_and_C1_control_codes">Control characters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kb.acronis.com/content/39790">Reserved characters</a></li>
<li>Unix reserved filenames (<code>.</code> and <code>..</code>)</li>
<li>Trailing periods and spaces (invalid on Windows)</li>
<li>Windows reserved filenames (<code>CON</code>, <code>PRN</code>, <code>AUX</code>, <code>NUL</code>, <code>COM1</code>, <code>COM2</code>,
<code>COM3</code>, COM4, <code>COM5</code>, <code>COM6</code>, <code>COM7</code>, <code>COM8</code>, <code>COM9</code>, <code>LPT1</code>, <code>LPT2</code>,
<code>LPT3</code>, <code>LPT4</code>, <code>LPT5</code>, <code>LPT6</code>, LPT7, <code>LPT8</code>, and <code>LPT9</code>)
The resulting string is then truncated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems#Limits">255 bytes in length</a></li>
</ul>

A cross-platform interface to file system operations, built
on top of the 'libuv' C library.

Gabor Csardi

Cross-Platform File System Operations Based on 'libuv'

Jim Hester

Hadley Wickham

Gábor Csárdi

libuv project contributors 

Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors 

RStudio 

path_sanitize function

<dl><dt>filename</dt>
<dd>A character vector to be sanitized.</dd>
<dt>replacement</dt>
<dd>A character vector used to replace invalid characters.</dd></dl>

Arguments

<code>path_sanitize()</code> removes the following:<ul>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C0_and_C1_control_codes'>Control characters</a></li>
<li><a href='https://kb.acronis.com/content/39790'>Reserved characters</a></li>
<li>Unix reserved filenames (<code>.</code> and <code>..</code>)</li>
<li>Trailing periods and spaces (invalid on Windows)</li>
<li>Windows reserved filenames (<code>CON</code>, <code>PRN</code>, <code>AUX</code>, <code>NUL</code>, <code>COM1</code>, <code>COM2</code>,
<code>COM3</code>, COM4, <code>COM5</code>, <code>COM6</code>, <code>COM7</code>, <code>COM8</code>, <code>COM9</code>, <code>LPT1</code>, <code>LPT2</code>,
<code>LPT3</code>, <code>LPT4</code>, <code>LPT5</code>, <code>LPT6</code>, LPT7, <code>LPT8</code>, and <code>LPT9</code>)
The resulting string is then truncated to <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems#Limits'>255 bytes in length</a></li>
</ul>

Sanitize a filename by removing directory paths and invalid characters — path_sanitize

<dl>

<dt>filename</dt>
<dd>A character vector to be sanitized.</dd>


<dt>replacement</dt>
<dd>A character vector used to replace invalid characters.</dd>

</dl>

path_sanitize: Sanitize a filename by removing directory paths and invalid characters

Description

Usage

Arguments

See Also

Examples