get.nlines

Determine the number of lines in a (large) text file without importing it.

Tools to read various file types into one list of data structures, usually, but not limited to, data frames.
Excel files are read sheet-wise, i.e., all or a selection of sheets can be read. Field delimiters and decimal
separators are determined automatically.

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Utilities for Importing and Manipulating Biomedical Data Files

get.nlines function

<dl><dt>file</dt>
<dd><code>character of length 1</code>. File path.</dd>
<dt>n</dt>
<dd><code>integer</code>. Maximum number of lines to read when determining the 'skip' value. Passed to 'get.skip'.</dd>
<dt>pattern</dt>
<dd><code>character</code>. Search pattern to find a certain row in 'file'. Passed to 'get.skip'.</dd>
<dt>incl.header</dt>
<dd><code>logical</code>. Should the file header be included in the count? Length of the header will be determined by 'get.skip'
and the 'pattern' argument. Defaults to 'FALSE'.</dd></dl>

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Determine the number of lines in a (large) text file without importing it. — get.nlines

<dl>

<dt>file</dt>
<dd><code>character of length 1</code>. File path.</dd>


<dt>n</dt>
<dd><code>integer</code>. Maximum number of lines to read when determining the 'skip' value. Passed to 'get.skip'.</dd>


<dt>pattern</dt>
<dd><code>character</code>. Search pattern to find a certain row in 'file'. Passed to 'get.skip'.</dd>


<dt>incl.header</dt>
<dd><code>logical</code>. Should the file header be included in the count? Length of the header will be determined by 'get.skip'
and the 'pattern' argument. Defaults to 'FALSE'.</dd>

</dl>

get.nlines: Determine the number of lines in a (large) text file without importing it.

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