title: R: Importing multiple excel files at once
body: <p>I have several excel files in one folder. All share the same structure, with the same number of columns and column headings. I know how to import each of these files separately and then combine them using <code>bind_rows()</code> like this:</p>
  <pre><code>df1 &lt;- read_excel(excel1.xlsx)
  df2 &lt;- read_excel(excel2.xlsx)
  df3 &lt;- read_excel(excel3.xlsx)
  
  combined &lt;- bind_rows(df1, df2, df3)
  </code></pre>
  <p>But obviously, this is a lot of typing, and it's an inefficient method if I'm dealing with dozens of excel files. Is there a way to tell R to import all the files from a specific folder, then combine them into one table?</p>