Hello,
you need > dir(pattern="\\.r$",ignore.case=TRUE) remember that the pattern is a regular expression. so ".r" is [any single character]r. So basically it will give you any file that contains r (but not that starts with r) so you got what you expected with > dir(pattern=".txt") just by chance. as <rtxt.r> or <rtxt.pdf> would have been printed as well HTH, Jeremie > I have this directory contain listed at the page bottom > > Can somebody tell me why with > > dir(pattern = ".txt") > > dir(pattern = ".dbf") > > etc. > > I get exactly what I want (a vector with the file names correctly > suffixed), but with > > dir(pattern = ".r") > > I get this: > >> dir(pattern=".r") [1] "Article Predation" "BD Carto" [3] "broma1.txt" > "broma3.txt" [5] "BromaBusesMilanMicha.xlsx" "Bromadiolone" [7] > "BufferRenard.dbf" "BufferRenard.prj" [9] "BufferRenard.shp" > "BufferRenard.shx" [11] "clpboard" "DatesDiurnes.txt" [13] > "DatesDiurnes_plus.txt" "DatesDiurnes_plus.xlsx" [15] > "DatesDiurnesFREDON" "DatesDiurnesFREDON_plus.txt" [17] > "DatesDiurnesFREDON_plus.xlsx" "DatesDiurnesRegis.txt" [19] > "DatesDiurnesRegis_plus.txt" "DatesDiurnesRegis_plus.xlsx" [21] > "DatesNocturnes.txt" "DatesNocturnes_plus.txt" [23] > "DatesNocturnes_plus.xlsx" "DatesNocturnesFREDON" [25] > "DatesNocturnesFREDON_plus.txt" "DatesNocturnesFREDON_plus.xlsx" [27] > "DatesNocturnesRegis.txt" "DatesNocturnesRegis_plus.txt" [29] > "DatesNocturnesRegis_plus.xlsx" "Figures" [31] "ParcBuf300n.dbf" > "ParcBuf300n.prj" [33] "ParcBuf300n.shp" "ParcBuf300n.shx" [35] > "ParcBuf350n.dbf" "ParcBuf350n.prj" [37] "ParcBuf350n.shp" > "ParcBuf350n.shx" [39] "Script_190517_preparation.r" > "Script_190518_scores_AT.r" [41] "Script_190519_1430_cinetiques_IKA.r" > "Script_190519_1622_transects_camp.r" [43] > "Script_190530_1700_preparation2.r" > "Script_190530_1903_cinetiques_IKA2.r" [45] > "Script_190531_0922_scores_AT2.r" "Script_190531_1729_prey_resource.r" > [47] "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAd.r" > "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAd_old.r" [49] > "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAn.r" "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAn_old.r" > [51] "Script_190601_1955_spatial.r" "Script_190708_0930_distance.r" [53] > "Script_190709_0930_impact renard.r" > "Script_200117_cinetiques_article.r" [55] > "Script_200119_source_stats_explore_diurne.r" "Script_200119_stats.r" > [57] "Script_200122_spatial_distribution.r" "Script_200124_distance.r" > [59] "Script_200124_distance_source_d.r" > "Script_200124_distance_source_n.r" [61] > "Script_200201_impacts_on_prey.R" "ScriptCompteLignes.r" [63] > "Scripts_avant_200112.zip" "shinyPred" [65] "StudyArea.dbf" > "StudyArea.prj" [67] "StudyArea.shp" "StudyArea.shx" [69] > "SurfaceZoneEtude.dbf" "SurfaceZoneEtude.prj" [71] > "SurfaceZoneEtude.shp" "SurfaceZoneEtude.shx" [73] "transects_camp.Rdata" > > How can I get all the files, only these files, suffixed with ".r" ? > > Thanks in advance, > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> dir() [1] "Analyse_190523_baseline_190523_1506.docx" > "Analyse_190523_baseline_190531_2110.docx" [3] > "Analyse_190523_baseline_190531_2110.Rmd" "Analyse_190531_baseline.docx" > [5] "Analyse_190531_baseline.Rmd" "Analyse_190531_baseline_cache" [7] > "Analyse_190531_baseline_files" "Analyse_190603_spatial.docx" [9] > "Analyse_190603_spatial.Rmd" "Analyse_190603_spatial_cache" [11] > "Analyse_190603_spatial_files" "Article Predation" [13] "BD Carto" > "Biblio" [15] "broma1.txt" "broma3.txt" [17] "BromaBusesMilanMicha.xlsx" > "Bromadiolone" [19] "BufferRenard.dbf" "BufferRenard.prj" [21] > "BufferRenard.shp" "BufferRenard.shx" [23] "clpboard" "DatesDiurnes.txt" > [25] "DatesDiurnes_plus.txt" "DatesDiurnes_plus.xlsx" [27] > "DatesDiurnesFREDON" "DatesDiurnesFREDON_plus.txt" [29] > "DatesDiurnesFREDON_plus.xlsx" "DatesDiurnesRegis.txt" [31] > "DatesDiurnesRegis_plus.txt" "DatesDiurnesRegis_plus.xlsx" [33] > "DatesNocturnes.txt" "DatesNocturnes_plus.txt" [35] > "DatesNocturnes_plus.xlsx" "DatesNocturnesFREDON" [37] > "DatesNocturnesFREDON_plus.txt" "DatesNocturnesFREDON_plus.xlsx" [39] > "DatesNocturnesRegis.txt" "DatesNocturnesRegis_plus.txt" [41] > "DatesNocturnesRegis_plus.xlsx" "Figures" [43] "IKAZ_old.zip" > "IKAZ1999.txt" [45] "IKAZ2000.txt" "IKAZ2007.txt" [47] "IKAZ2008.txt" > "IKAZ2009.txt" [49] "IKAZ2010.txt" "IKAZ2011.txt" [51] "IKAZ2012.txt" > "IKAZ2013.txt" [53] "IKAZ2014.txt" "IKAZ2015.txt" [55] "IKAZ2016.txt" > "IKAZ2017.txt" [57] "IKAZ2018.txt" "ParcBuf300n.dbf" [59] > "ParcBuf300n.prj" "ParcBuf300n.shp" [61] "ParcBuf300n.shx" > "ParcBuf350n.dbf" [63] "ParcBuf350n.prj" "ParcBuf350n.shp" [65] > "ParcBuf350n.shx" "Photos ZELAC" [67] "plot.ds.R" "plot.dsmodel.R" [69] > "RData" "Script_190517_preparation.r" [71] "Script_190518_scores_AT.r" > "Script_190519_1430_cinetiques_IKA.r" [73] > "Script_190519_1622_transects_camp.r" > "Script_190530_1700_preparation2.r" [75] > "Script_190530_1903_cinetiques_IKA2.r" "Script_190531_0922_scores_AT2.r" > [77] "Script_190531_1729_prey_resource.r" > "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAd.r" [79] > "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAd_old.r" "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAn.r" > [81] "Script_190601_1509_graphIKAn_old.r" "Script_190601_1955_spatial.r" > [83] "Script_190708_0930_distance.r" "Script_190709_0930_impact > renard.r" [85] "Script_200117_cinetiques_article.r" > "Script_200119_source_stats_explore_diurne.r" [87] > "Script_200119_stats.r" "Script_200122_spatial_distribution.r" [89] > "Script_200124_distance.r" "Script_200124_distance_source_d.r" [91] > "Script_200124_distance_source_n.r" "Script_200201_impacts_on_prey.R" > [93] "ScriptCompteLignes.r" "Scripts_avant_200112.zip" [95] "shinyChim" > "ShinyConnect.R" [97] "shinyPred" "StudyArea.dbf" [99] "StudyArea.prj" > "StudyArea.shp" [101] "StudyArea.shx" "SurfaceZoneEtude.dbf" [103] > "SurfaceZoneEtude.prj" "SurfaceZoneEtude.shp" [105] > "SurfaceZoneEtude.shx" "transects_camp.Rdata" > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.