patt <- ".*Prostate.*cvs.*"
dir(pattern = patt)

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:07 PM, <mauede@alice.it> wrote:

> Actually this pattern will select the files whose name contains "csv".
> Whereas I'd like to exscude them.
> Maura
>
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Jorge Ivan Velez [mailto:jorgeivanvelez@gmail.com]
> Inviato: gio 10/06/2010 17.30
> A: mauede@alice.it
> Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
> Oggetto: Re: [R] selecting and excluding files through a pattern
>
> Hi Maura,
>
> Try  list.files(pattern = 'csv')
>
> HTH,
> Jorge
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:24 AM, <> wrote:
>
> > I have the following files list:
> >
> > > list.files()
> >  [1] "Prostate-Cancer_cvs_Dir"
> >  [2] "Prostate_Cancer-miRNAs&Genes.Pathway.xml"
> >  [3] "Prostate_Cancer_Pathways-miRNAs-GeneTargets-Dir"
> >  [4] "Prostate_Cancer_Pathways-miRNAs-GeneTargets-Dir.zip"
> >  [5] "Prostate-miRNAs.OrganTargets.txt"
> >  [6] "Prostate_Organ-miRNAs-GenesTargets-Dir"
> >  [7] "Prostate_Organ-miRNAs-GenesTargets-Dir.zip"
> >  [8] "Prostate_Organ-miRNAs-Targets.xml"
> >  [9] "Prostatic_Neoplasm-miRNAs.DiseaseTargets.csv-KO"
> > [10] "Prostatic_Neoplasm-miRNAs.DiseaseTargets.txt"
> > [11] "Prostatic_Neoplasms-miRNAs-GeneTargets-Dir"
> > [12] "Prostatic_Neoplasms-miRNAs-GeneTargets-Dir.zip"
> > [13] "Prostatic_Neoplasms-miRNAs.xml"
> >
> > I'd like to find the pattern expression which selects only the
> directories
> > excluding the one whose
> > pathname contains "csv".
> > I tried:
> > > list.files(pattern="Prostate*Dir")
> > But I do not know how to exclude the names containing the string "csv" at
> > the same time.
> >
> > Thank you for any help,
> > Maura
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ;
> >
> >
> > tutti i telefonini TIM!
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