title: How can I read multiple (excel) files into R?
body: <p>I have hundreds of medium sized Excel files (between 5000 and 50.0000 rows with about 100 columns) to load into R. They have a well-defined naming pattern, like <code>x_1.xlsx</code>, <code>x_2.xlsx</code>, etc.</p>
  
  <p>How can I load these files into R in the fastest, most straightforward way?</p>