devtools (version 1.5)

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, config = list(),
  before_install = 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.

config

additional configuration argument (e.g. proxy, authentication) passed on to GET.

before_install

a function that can modify the contents of the package source directory prior to installation. Accepts two parameters: bundle (the full path to the downloaded package zip file) and pkg_path (the path where the package source is staged prior to installatio

...

Other arguments passed on to install.

See Also

Other package installation: install_bitbucket; install_github; install_gitorious; install_git; install_version; install