t naming convention. Because base R’s functions were gradually added over time there are a number of different conventions used (e.g. <code>path.expand()</code> vs <code>normalizePath()</code>; <code>Sys.chmod()</code> vs <code>file.access()</code>).</p></li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="tidy-paths" class="level3">
<h3>Tidy paths</h3>
<p><strong>fs</strong> functions always return ‘tidy’ paths. Tidy paths</p>
<ul>
<li>always expand <code>~</code></li>
<li>use <code>/</code> to delimit directories</li