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utils (version 3.2.4)

The R Utils Package

Description

R utility functions.

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Version

3.2.4

License

Part of R 3.2.4

Maintainer

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

Last Published

December 12th, 2019

Functions in utils (3.2.4)

available.packages

List Available Packages at CRAN-like Repositories
aspell

Spell Check Interface
apropos

Find Objects by (Partial) Name
alarm

Alert the User
browseEnv

Browse Objects in Environment
aspell-utils

Spell Check Utilities
adist

Approximate String Distances
aregexec

Approximate String Match Positions
bibentry

Bibliography Entries
BATCH

Batch Execution of R
browseVignettes

List Vignettes in an HTML Browser
citEntry

Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
capture.output

Send Output to a Character String or File
changedFiles

Detect which files have changed
chooseCRANmirror

Select a CRAN Mirror
citation

Citing R and R Packages in Publications
cite

Cite a bibliography entry.
bug.report

Send a Bug Report
chooseBioCmirror

Select a Bioconductor Mirror
close.socket

Close a Socket
dataentry

Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
data

Data Sets
count.fields

Count the Number of Fields per Line
contrib.url

Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories
create.post

Ancillary Function for Preparing Emails and Postings
compareVersion

Compare Two Package Version Numbers
combn

Generate All Combinations of n Elements, Taken m at a Time
demo

Demonstrations of R Functionality
debugger

Post-Mortem Debugging
download.file

Download File from the Internet
findLineNum

Find the Location of a Line of Source Code, or Set a Breakpoint There.
edit.data.frame

Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit

Invoke a Text Editor
file_test

Shell-style Tests on Files
fix

Fix an Object
download.packages

Download Packages from CRAN-like Repositories
example

Run an Examples Section from the Online Help
flush.console

Flush Output to A Console
file.edit

Edit One or More Files
format

Format Unordered and Ordered Lists
getAnywhere

Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
getS3method

Get An S3 Method
help.search

Search the Help System
help.start

Hypertext Documentation
getFromNamespace

Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
glob2rx

Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression
globalVariables

Declarations Used in Checking a Package
help.request

Send a Post to R-help
head

Return the First or Last Part of an Object
help

Documentation
menu

Menu Interaction Function
installed.packages

Find Installed Packages
hsearch-utils

Help Search Utilities
localeToCharset

Select a Suitable Encoding Name from a Locale Name
ls.str

List Objects and their Structure
install.packages

Install Packages from Repositories or Local Files
make.packages.html

Update HTML Package List
maintainer

Show Package Maintainer
make.socket

Create a Socket Connection
INSTALL

Install Add-on Packages
object.size

Report the Space Allocated for an Object
package.skeleton

Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
Question

Documentation Shortcuts
removeSource

Remove Stored Source from a Function.
remove.packages

Remove Installed Packages
rcompgen

A Completion Generator for R
news

Build and Query R or Package News Information
promptData

Generate Outline Documentation for a Data Set
modifyList

Recursively Modify Elements of a List
promptPackage

Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package
relist

Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
REMOVE

Remove Add-on Packages
RSiteSearch

Search for Key Words or Phrases in Documentation
rtags

An Etags-like Tagging Utility for R
str

Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
unzip

Extract or List Zip Archives
summaryRprof

Summarise Output of R Sampling Profiler
update.packages

Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
methods

List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
mirrorAdmin

Managing Repository Mirrors
read.DIF

Data Input from Spreadsheet
read.fortran

Read Fixed-Format Data in a Fortran-like Style
Rtangle

R Driver for Stangle
RweaveLatex

R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
tar

Create a Tar Archive
SweaveUtils

Sweave Driver Utilities
type.convert

Type Conversion on Character Variables
Rprof

Enable Profiling of R's Execution
untar

Extract or List Tar Archives
Rprofmem

Enable Profiling of R's Memory Use
sourceutils

Source Reference Utilities
stack

Stack or Unstack Vectors from a Data Frame or List
txtProgressBar

Text Progress Bar
toLatex

Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
zip

Create Zip archives
packageName

Find package associated with an environment.
read.table

Data Input
recover

Browsing after an Error
packageDescription

Package Description
savehistory

Load or Save or Display the Commands History
select.list

Select Items from a List
setRepositories

Select Package Repositories
sessionInfo

Collect Information About the Current R Session
utils-package

The R Utils Package
read.fwf

Read Fixed Width Format Files
PkgUtils

Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
View

Invoke a Data Viewer
person

Persons
read.socket

Read from or Write to a Socket
utils-defunct

Defunct Functions in Package utils
utils-deprecated

Deprecated Functions in Package utils
packageStatus

Package Management Tools
vignette

View or List Package Vignettes
write.table

Data Output
process.events

Trigger event handling
page

Invoke a Pager on an R Object
roman

Roman Numerals
RHOME

R Home Directory
prompt

Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
Rscript

Scripting Front-End for R
RShowDoc

Show R Manuals and Other Documentation
Sweave

Automatic Generation of Reports
url.show

Display a text URL
SweaveSyntConv

Convert Sweave Syntax
URLencode

Encode or Decode a (partial) URL