Good enough file name — ger_fname • gerp

Convert a string into a lowercase, hyphenated file name with a date prefix (YYYY-MM-DD_). File extensions are kept.

Usage

ger_fname(x, date = Sys.Date(), clip = TRUE)

Arguments

x: character vector of file names
date: date prefix (NULL for no prefix)
clip: logical, copy the name to the clipboard (single names only)?

Value

a good enough file name (invisibly if copied to the clipboard)

Examples

ger_fname("November profits (monday)-Carl's copy", clip = FALSE)
#> [1] "2026-09-25_november-profits-monday-carls-copy"
ger_fname("%file & with @_gArbage NAME.txt", date = NULL, clip = FALSE)
#> [1] "file-with-garbage-name.txt"