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utils (version 3.1.2)

The R Utils Package

Description

R utility functions

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Version

3.1.2

License

Part of R 3.1.2

Maintainer

R-core R-core@R-project.org

Last Published

December 12th, 2019

Functions in utils (3.1.2)

browseVignettes

List Vignettes in an HTML Browser
BATCH

Batch Execution of R
apropos

Find Objects by (Partial) Name
alarm

Alert the User
aspell

Spell Check Interface
bibentry

Bibliography Entries
adist

Approximate String Distances
aregexec

Approximate String Match Positions
browseEnv

Browse Objects in Environment
aspell-utils

Spell Check Utilities
contrib.url

Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories
close.socket

Close a Socket
bug.report

Send a Bug Report
chooseCRANmirror

Select a CRAN Mirror
capture.output

Send Output to a Character String or File
changedFiles

Detect which files have changed
compareVersion

Compare Two Package Version Numbers
citEntry

Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
citation

Citing R and R Packages in Publications
chooseBioCmirror

Select a Bioconductor Mirror
edit.data.frame

Edit Data Frames and Matrices
count.fields

Count the Number of Fields per Line
demo

Demonstrations of R Functionality
dataentry

Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
edit

Invoke a Text Editor
file_test

Shell-style Tests on Files
example

Run an Examples Section from the Online Help
data

Data Sets
create.post

Ancillary Function for Preparing Emails and Postings
file.edit

Edit One or More Files
fix

Fix an Object
flush.console

Flush Output to A Console
getS3method

Get An S3 Method
glob2rx

Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression
getFromNamespace

Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
help

Documentation
head

Return the First or Last Part of an Object
globalVariables

Declarations Used in Checking a Package
getAnywhere

Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
format

Format Unordered and Ordered Lists
installed.packages

Find Installed Packages
make.packages.html

Update HTML Package List
INSTALL

Install Add-on Packages
make.socket

Create a Socket Connection
localeToCharset

Select a Suitable Encoding Name from a Locale Name
maintainer

Show Package Maintainer
ls.str

List Objects and their Structure
help.start

Hypertext Documentation
help.search

Search the Help System
help.request

Send a Post to R-help
package.skeleton

Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
packageStatus

Package Management Tools
packageName

Find package associated with an environment.
mirrorAdmin

Managing Repository Mirrors
menu

Menu Interaction Function
methods

List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
packageDescription

Package Description
modifyList

Recursively Modify Elements of a List
news

Build and Query R or Package News Information
object.size

Report the Space Allocated for an Object
read.DIF

Data Input from Spreadsheet
promptData

Generate Outline Documentation for a Data Set
person

Persons
page

Invoke a Pager on an R Object
PkgUtils

Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
prompt

Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
read.fortran

Read Fixed-Format Data in a Fortran-like Style
process.events

Trigger event handling
promptPackage

Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package
Question

Documentation Shortcuts
relist

Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
read.fwf

Read Fixed Width Format Files
read.socket

Read from or Write to a Socket
RHOME

R Home Directory
roman

Roman Numerals
removeSource

Remove Stored Source from a Function.
Rprof

Enable Profiling of R's Execution
remove.packages

Remove Installed Packages
read.table

Data Input
recover

Browsing after an Error
utils-package

The R Utils Package
Rprofmem

Enable Profiling of R's Memory Use
Rscript

Scripting Front-End for R
type.convert

Type Conversion on Character Variables
untar

Extract or List Tar Archives
stack

Stack or Unstack Vectors from a Data Frame or List
RSiteSearch

Search for Key Words or Phrases in Documentation
View

Invoke a Data Viewer
RShowDoc

Show R Manuals and Other Documentation
str

Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
unzip

Extract or List Zip Archives
update.packages

Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
vignette

View or List Package Vignettes
SweaveUtils

Sweave Driver Utilities
tar

Create a Tar Archive
sourceutils

Source Reference Utilities
sessionInfo

Collect Information About the Current R Session
SweaveSyntConv

Convert Sweave Syntax
summaryRprof

Summarise Output of R Sampling Profiler
zip

Create Zip archives
utils-defunct

Defunct Functions in Package utils
savehistory

Load or Save or Display the Commands History
rtags

An Etags-like Tagging Utility for R
utils-deprecated

Deprecated Functions in Package utils
select.list

Select Items from a List
Rtangle

R Driver for Stangle
toLatex

Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
url.show

Display a text URL
txtProgressBar

Text Progress Bar
URLencode

Encode or Decode a (partial) URL