Is there a way to save a file to a specific folder inside your working directory when exporting from R?

[nbaes]

For example, if I want to save the .csv file below in a folder called "output" , is there an argument I am missing from the documentation of this function OR better function to use? write.csv function - RDocumentation

write.csv(data, file='data.csv')

[andresrcs]

Just pass the desired file path to the file argument.

write.csv(data, file='output/data.csv')

[nirgrahamuk]

I like to use file.path() as it means I don't have to remember which way the slashes go...

write.csv(data, file=file.path('output','data.csv'))

[nbaes]

Thanks! what if the folder (output) is inside another folder (data) inside the working directory?

[nbaes]

Thanks! Do you know the equivalent for if the folder (output) is inside another folder (data) inside the working directory?

[andresrcs]

Is this what you mean?

write.csv(data, file='data/output/data.csv')

[nbaes]

Yes! This format also worked for the here function--thank you very much.

xx_path <- here("data/input","xx_count_relfreq.csv")

[andresrcs]

Just for you to be aware, this is not specific to R or coding, it seems you are having problems understanding how to define a file path, this is a general computing concept.

Path (computing)

[nbaes]

That makes sense--thanks. Learnt R for statistics, and no background in computing so this is helpful. Please feel free to link any other resources.