Checks whether given character strings point to valid directories
isDir(...)
checkDir(...)
assertDir(...)isDir returns logical vector.
assertDir returns an invisible TRUE if directories exist,
otherwise halts and prints error messages.
isDir tests whether the given string represent a valid, existing
directory. assertDir performs a logical test, and stops the program
if the given string does not point to a given directory.
checkDir is synonymous to isDir
file.info, checkFile and
assertFile