The R Utils Package


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Documentation for package `utils' version 2.2.1

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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V W X misc

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utils-package The R Utils Package

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.helpForCall Documentation
.tryHelp Documentation
? Documentation

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alarm Alert the user
apropos Find Objects by (Partial) Name
as.character.person Person Names and Contact Information
as.character.personList Person Names and Contact Information
as.person Person Names and Contact Information
as.personList Person Names and Contact Information
assignInNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
available.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories

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BATCH Batch Execution of R
browseEnv Browse Objects in Environment
browseURL Load URL into a WWW Browser
bug.report Send a Bug Report
build Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages

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capture.output Send output to a character string or file
check Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
checkCRAN Managing Repository Mirrors
chooseCRANmirror Select a CRAN Mirror
CITATION Writing Package CITATION Files
citation Citing R and R Packages in Publications
citEntry Writing Package CITATION Files
citFooter Writing Package CITATION Files
citHeader Writing Package CITATION Files
close.socket Close a Socket
compareVersion Compare Two Package Version Numbers
COMPILE Compile Files for Use with R
contrib.url Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
CRAN.packages Deprecated Functions in Package utils

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data Data Sets
data.entry Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
dataentry Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
de Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
debugger Post-Mortem Debugging
demo Demonstrations of R Functionality
download.file Download File from the Internet
download.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
dump.frames Post-Mortem Debugging

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edit Invoke a Text Editor
edit.data.frame Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit.default Invoke a Text Editor
edit.matrix Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit.vignette View or List Vignettes
emacs Invoke a Text Editor
example Run an Examples Section from the Online Help

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file.edit Edit One or More Files
find Find Objects by (Partial) Name
fix Fix an Object
fixInNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
flush.console Flush Output to A Console

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getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
getFromNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
getS3method Get An S3 Method
glob2rx Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression

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head Return the First or Last Part of an Object
help Documentation
help.search Search the Help System
help.start Hypertext Documentation
history Load or Save or Display the Commands History

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index.search Search Indices for Help Files
INSTALL Install Add-on Packages
install.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
installed.packages Find Installed Packages

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limitedLabels Browsing after an Error
LINK Create Executable Programs
loadhistory Load or Save or Display the Commands History
localeToCharset Select a Suitable Encoding Name from a Locale Name
ls.str List Objects and their Structure
lsf.str List Objects and their Structure

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make.packages.html Update HTML documentation files
make.socket Create a Socket Connection
menu Menu Interaction Function
methods List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
mirror2html Managing Repository Mirrors
mirrorAdmin Managing Repository Mirrors

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new.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
normalizePath Express File Paths in Canonical Form
nsl Look up the IP Address by Hostname

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object.size Report the Space Allocated for an Object
old.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories

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package.skeleton Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
packageDescription Package Description
packageStatus Package Management Tools
page Invoke a Pager on an R Object
person Person Names and Contact Information
personList Person Names and Contact Information
pico Invoke a Text Editor
print.Bibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
print.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
print.hsearch Search the Help System
print.Latex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
print.ls_str List Objects and their Structure
print.MethodsFunction List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
print.packageDescription Package Description
print.packageIQR Data Sets
print.packageStatus Package Management Tools
print.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
print.socket Create a Socket Connection
print.vignette View or List Vignettes
prompt Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
promptData Generate a Shell for Documentation of Data Sets
promptPackage Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package

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read.fortran Read fixed-format data
read.fwf Read Fixed Width Format Files
read.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
readCitationFile Writing Package CITATION Files
recover Browsing after an Error
REMOVE Remove Add-on Packages
remove.packages Remove Installed Packages
RHOME R Home Directory
Rprof Enable Profiling of R's Execution
RSiteSearch Search for key words or phrases in the R-help mailing list archives or documentation.
Rtangle R Driver for Stangle
RtangleSetup R Driver for Stangle
RweaveLatex R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
RweaveLatexSetup R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
R_HOME R Home Directory

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savehistory Load or Save or Display the Commands History
select.list Select Items from a List
sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
setRepositories Select Package Repositories
SHLIB Build Shared Library for Dynamic Loading
Stangle Automatic Generation of Reports
str Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
summary.packageStatus Package Management Tools
summaryRprof Summarise Output of R Profiler
Sweave Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxLatex Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxNoweb Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntConv Convert Sweave Syntax

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tail Return the First or Last Part of an Object
toBibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toBibtex.citation Citing R and R Packages in Publications
toBibtex.citationList Citing R and R Packages in Publications
toBibtex.person Person Names and Contact Information
toBibtex.personList Person Names and Contact Information
toLatex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toLatex.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
topicName Documentation

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update.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
update.packageStatus Package Management Tools
upgrade Package Management Tools
url.show Display a text URL
URLdecode Encode or Decode a (partial) URL
URLencode Encode or Decode a (partial) URL
utils The R Utils Package
utils-deprecated Deprecated Functions in Package utils

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vi Invoke a Text Editor
vignette View or List Vignettes

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write.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
wsbrowser Browse Objects in Environment

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xedit Invoke a Text Editor
xemacs Invoke a Text Editor

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[.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace