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How do I change the directory displayed in the RStudio file pane / navigator using code?

I am writing an R package for a lab notebook. One function makes a new directoy with some Rmd files, opens the files with file.edit, and changes the current working directory to the new directory. It would be great if I could also change the "Files" pane of RStudio to display that new folder from the function's code. Is this possible? I have looked through the rstudioapi package. It does similar things (e.g. the viewer function), but I cant find a way to change the path in the file navigator pane.

Solution

  • You should use the following code,

    rstudioapi::filesPaneNavigate(getwd())

    Hope that works!