devtools (version 0.7.1)

install_url: Install a package from a url

Description

This function is vectorised so you can install multiple packages in a single command.

Usage

install_url(url, name = NULL, subdir = NULL, ...)

Arguments

url
location of package on internet. The url should point to a zip file, a tar file or a bzipped/gzipped tar file.
name
optional package name, used to provide more informative messages
subdir
subdirectory within url bundle that contains the R package.
...
Other arguments passed on to install.

See Also

Other package installation: install, install_bitbucket, install_github, install_gitorious, install_version