Set permissions — set_permissions • devoptera

Robust methods for setting file/folder permissions across multiple OS.

Usage

set_permissions(
  path,
  is_folder = FALSE,
  permissions = list(Windows = "Everyone:(OI)(CI)RX", Mac = "u=rx,go=rx", Linux =
    "u=rx,go=rx", default = "u=rx,go=rx"),
  whoami = "admin",
  pass = Sys.getenv("PASS"),
  sudo = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

path: Path to file/folder.
is_folder: Whether path is a folder. If so, permissions will be set recursively for all files/subfolders.
permissions: Scope of permissions to set for each OS type. "default" is only used when the OS type is not Windows, Mac, or Linux.
whoami: Admin username.
pass: Admin password.
sudo: Whether to run commands in sudo mode.
verbose: Print messages.

Examples

f <- tempfile()
writeLines(text = letters, con = f)
set_permissions(f)
#> Setting permissions for file.
#> Setting owner with chown.