Set Working Directory to Project Root — set_project_root • fellesr

Uses find_project_root() to locate a project root based on a specified target file, and sets the working directory to that root if found.

Usage

set_project_root(target = "renv.lock", max.iter = 100)

Arguments

target: A character string indicating the target file to search for. If set to ".Rproj", the function will match any file ending in .Rproj.
max.iter: Maximum number of parent directories to search.

Value

Invisibly returns the same list as find_project_root(), including project.root, original.dir, success, etc.

Details

This function changes the working directory as a side effect. If no target is found, the working directory remains unchanged and a warning is issued.

See also

find_project_root

Examples

set_project_root("renv.lock")
#> Warning: Project root not found (target = 'renv.lock')
set_project_root(".Rproj")
#> Working directory set to project root: /home/runner/work/ssb-fellesr/ssb-fellesr