Merge multiple csv files into a single data frame to work on

multiple_csv_files_2_single_data_frame.R

multiple_csvfiles_2_dataframe <- function(directory) {
  #read the file names from the input directory for all CSVs
  filenames <- list.files(directory, pattern="*.csv", full.names=TRUE)
  
  # create a list by reading csv files
  dfs.list <- lapply(filenames,read.csv)
  
  # Create a single data frame from the list
  df <- do.call(rbind,dfs.list)
  
  #Return the data frame
  df
}