zip.file.extract {base}R Documentation

Extract File from a Zip Archive

Description

This will extract the file named file from the zip archive, if possible, and write it in a temporary location.

Usage

zip.file.extract(file, zipname="R.zip")

Arguments

file A file name.
zipname The file name of a zip archive.

Details

The file will be extracted if it is in the archive and any required unzip utility is available. It will probably be extracted to the directory used by tempfile.

Value

The name of the original or extracted file.

Warning

This function is intended for internal use only: it may be altered at any time, and may differ between platforms. Do NOT use in user code.

Note

The implementation differs by platform: it might do nothing.

Author(s)

B. D. Ripley


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