[Rd] dir.exists returns FALSE on Symlink directory

[Serguei Sokol]

Le 26/06/2023 à 16:26, Dipterix Wang a écrit :
> I hope I'm not asking a stupid question...
Many think that there is no such thing as "stupid question". However, 
this one looks more appropriate for r-help list, does not it?

>   If I symlink a directory, is symlink considered as directory in R? If so, why `dir.exists` returns FALSE on directory?
>
> I understand symlink is essentially a file, but functionally a symlink to directory is no different to the directory itself, but a directory is also essentially a file.
>
> Is there any way that allow me to check if a symlink is linked to directory in base R, like `dir.exists(..., symlink_ok = TRUE)`?
What about :

dir.exists(Sys.readlink("your_link"))

?

Best,
Serguei.

>
> Thanks,
> Dipterix
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