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utils (version 3.1.0)

The R Utils Package

Description

R utility functions

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Version

3.1.0

License

Part of R 3.1.0

Maintainer

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

Last Published

December 12th, 2019

Functions in utils (3.1.0)

browseEnv

Browse Objects in Environment
BATCH

Batch Execution of R
available.packages

List Available Packages at CRAN-like Repositories
adist

Approximate String Distances
alarm

Alert the User
bibentry

Bibliography Entries
aspell-utils

Spell Check Utilities
aregexec

Approximate String Match Positions
apropos

Find Objects by (Partial) Name
aspell

Spell Check Interface
cite

Cite a bibliography entry.
capture.output

Send Output to a Character String or File
browseVignettes

List Vignettes in an HTML Browser
changedFiles

Detect which files have changed
close.socket

Close a Socket
chooseCRANmirror

Select a CRAN Mirror
citEntry

Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
chooseBioCmirror

Select a Bioconductor Mirror
bug.report

Send a Bug Report
citation

Citing R and R Packages in Publications
compareVersion

Compare Two Package Version Numbers
data

Data Sets
edit.data.frame

Edit Data Frames and Matrices
contrib.url

Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories
demo

Demonstrations of R Functionality
create.post

Ancillary Function for Preparing Emails and Postings
download.packages

Download Packages from CRAN-like Repositories
count.fields

Count the Number of Fields per Line
debugger

Post-Mortem Debugging
dataentry

Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
getAnywhere

Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
getFromNamespace

Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
flush.console

Flush Output to A Console
findLineNum

Find the Location of a Line of Source Code, or Set a Breakpoint There.
format

Format Unordered and Ordered Lists
fix

Fix an Object
example

Run an Examples Section from the Online Help
edit

Invoke a Text Editor
file.edit

Edit One or More Files
file_test

Shell-style Tests on Files
globalVariables

Declarations Used in Checking a Package
glob2rx

Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression
head

Return the First or Last Part of an Object
help.search

Search the Help System
INSTALL

Install Add-on Packages
getS3method

Get An S3 Method
help.start

Hypertext Documentation
help

Documentation
install.packages

Install Packages from Repositories or Local Files
help.request

Send a Post to R-help
modifyList

Recursively Modify Elements of a List
mirrorAdmin

Managing Repository Mirrors
menu

Menu Interaction Function
packageName

Find package associated with an environment.
methods

List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
packageStatus

Package Management Tools
localeToCharset

Select a Suitable Encoding Name from a Locale Name
installed.packages

Find Installed Packages
news

Build and Query R or Package News Information
object.size

Report the Space Allocated for an Object
PkgUtils

Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
read.socket

Read from or Write to a Socket
process.events

Trigger event handling
RHOME

R Home Directory
removeSource

Remove Stored Source from a Function.
read.table

Data Input
read.fortran

Read Fixed-Format Data
REMOVE

Remove Add-on Packages
read.fwf

Read Fixed Width Format Files
remove.packages

Remove Installed Packages
sessionInfo

Collect Information About the Current R Session
select.list

Select Items from a List
summaryRprof

Summarise Output of R Sampling Profiler
SweaveSyntConv

Convert Sweave Syntax
URLencode

Encode or Decode a (partial) URL
url.show

Display a text URL
ls.str

List Objects and their Structure
page

Invoke a Pager on an R Object
maintainer

Show Package Maintainer
person

Persons
rcompgen

A Completion Generator for R
read.DIF

Data Input from Spreadsheet
roman

Roman Numerals
RweaveLatex

R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
make.packages.html

Update HTML Package List
Rprof

Enable Profiling of R's Execution
make.socket

Create a Socket Connection
package.skeleton

Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
recover

Browsing after an Error
packageDescription

Package Description
relist

Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
setRepositories

Select Package Repositories
sourceutils

Source Reference Utilities
untar

Extract or List Tar Archives
type.convert

Type Conversion on Character Variables
stack

Stack or Unstack Vectors from a Data Frame or List
savehistory

Load or Save or Display the Commands History
str

Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
update.packages

Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
unzip

Extract or List Zip Archives
promptData

Generate Outline Documentation for a Data Set
prompt

Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
toLatex

Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
RSiteSearch

Search for Key Words or Phrases in Documentation
RShowDoc

Show R Manuals and Other Documentation
View

Invoke a Data Viewer
utils-package

The R Utils Package
txtProgressBar

Text Progress Bar
Question

Documentation Shortcuts
promptPackage

Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package
Rscript

Scripting Front-End for R
Rprofmem

Enable Profiling of R's Memory Use
vignette

View or List Package Vignettes
rtags

An Etags-like Tagging Utility for R
zip

Create Zip archives
Rtangle

R Driver for Stangle
utils-defunct

Defunct Functions in Package utils
SweaveUtils

Sweave Driver Utilities
tar

Create a Tar Archive
utils-deprecated

Deprecated Functions in Package utils