using a file name in a system call

Dear R People:

I have a variable named file1 which contains the name of a file.  I
would like to copy that file to a different directory.  Can I do that
via the system command or is there a better way, please?

Thanks,
Erin

Erin Hodgess
Associate Professor
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
University of Houston - Downtown
mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com