r - Is there a way for Windows to return the path to a directory as Linux does? -

in windows path directory like: c:\users\name

in linux should like: /home/name

in r programming language backslashes escape character, therefore path (even on windows system) must written either c:/users/name or c:\\users\\name. when path long rather tiring retype every slash.

is there anyway in windows returns path double backslashes or 1 slash? if not, there simple way in r change path r can understand it?

thank much.

if running interactively can copy windows path clipboard use:

normalizepath(readclipboard(), "/") 

this return unix style path.

example c:\users\john\dropbox. highlight right click , copy in windows. run:

> normalizepath(readclipboard(), "/", mustwork = false) [1] "c:/users/john/dropbox"