Instantiates the necessary folder structure for a forecasting directory and writes a YAML file that tracks the setup configurations (see write_directory_config).

create_dir(main = ".", settings = directory_settings(), quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

main

character value of the name of the main component of the directory tree. Default value (".") puts the forecasting directory in the present locations. Nesting the forecasting directory in a folder can be done by simply adding to the main input (see Examples).

settings

list of controls for the directory, with defaults set in directory_settings.

quiet

logical indicator if progress messages should be quieted.

Value

The list of directory settings invisible-ly.