A character with a link to an installer
file (with the .exe file extension)
keep_install_file
If TRUE - the installer file
will not be erased after it is downloaded and run.
wait
should the R interpreter wait for the command
to finish? The default is to NOT wait.
...
parameters passed to 'shell'
Value
invisible(TRUE/FALSE) - was the installation successful or
not. (this is based on the output of shell of running the
command being either 0 or 1/2. 0 means the file was
succesfully installed, while 1 or 2 means there was a
failure in running the installer.)
Details
This function is used by many functions in the installr
package. The .exe file is downloaded into a temporary
directory, where it is erased after installation has
started (by default - though this can be changed)