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utils-package The R Utils Package

-- A --

adist Approximate String Distances
alarm Alert the User
apropos Find Objects by (Partial) Name
aregexec Approximate String Match Positions
argsAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
arrangeWindows Rearrange Windows on MS Windows
as.character.person Persons
as.person Persons
as.personList Collections of Persons (Older Interface)
as.relistable Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
as.roman Roman Numerals
asDateBuilt Package Description
askYesNo Ask a Yes/No Question
aspell Spell Check Interface
aspell-utils Spell Check Utilities
aspell_package_C_files Spell Check Utilities
aspell_package_Rd_files Spell Check Utilities
aspell_package_R_files Spell Check Utilities
aspell_package_vignettes Spell Check Utilities
aspell_write_personal_dictionary_file Spell Check Utilities
assignInMyNamespace Utility Functions for Developing Namespaces
assignInNamespace Utility Functions for Developing Namespaces
available.packages List Available Packages at CRAN-like Repositories

-- B --

BATCH Batch Execution of R
bibentry Bibliography Entries
browseEnv Browse Objects in Environment
browseURL Load URL into an HTML Browser
browseVignettes List Vignettes in an HTML Browser
bug.report Send a Bug Report
build Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages

-- C --

c.person Persons
capture.output Send Output to a Character String or File
changedFiles Detect which Files Have Changed
charClass Character Classification
check Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
checkCRAN Managing Repository Mirrors
choose.dir Choose a Folder Interactively on MS Windows
choose.files Choose a List of Files Interactively on MS Windows
chooseBioCmirror Select a Bioconductor Mirror
chooseCRANmirror Select a CRAN Mirror
CITATION Citing R and R Packages in Publications
citation Citing R and R Packages in Publications
cite Cite a Bibliography Entry
citeNatbib Cite a Bibliography Entry
citEntry Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
citFooter Citing R and R Packages in Publications
citHeader Citing R and R Packages in Publications
clipboard Read/Write to/from the Clipboard in MS Windows
close.socket Close a Socket
close.txtProgressBar Text Progress Bar
close.winProgressBar Progress Bars under MS Windows
clrhash Hash Tables (Experimental)
combn Generate All Combinations of n Elements, Taken m at a Time
compareVersion Compare Two Package Version Numbers
COMPILE Compile Files for Use with R on Unix-alikes
completion A Completion Generator for R
contrib.url Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories
count.fields Count the Number of Fields per Line
create.post Ancillary Function for Preparing Emails and Postings

-- D --

data Data Sets
data.entry Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
dataentry Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
de Spreadsheet Interface for Entering Data
debugcall Debug a Call
debugger Post-Mortem Debugging
demo Demonstrations of R Functionality
DLL.version DLL Version Information on MS Windows
download.file Download File from the Internet
download.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like Repositories
dump.frames Post-Mortem Debugging

-- E --

edit Invoke a Text Editor
edit.data.frame Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit.vignette View, List or Get R Source of Package Vignettes
emacs Invoke a Text Editor
example Run an Examples Section from the Online Help

-- F --

file.edit Edit One or More Files
fileSnapshot Detect which Files Have Changed
file_test Shell-style Tests on Files
Filters Choose a List of Files Interactively on MS Windows
find Find Objects by (Partial) Name
findCRANmirror Find CRAN Mirror Preference
findLineNum Find the Location of a Line of Source Code, or Set a Breakpoint There
findMatches A Completion Generator for R
fix Fix an Object
fixInNamespace Utility Functions for Developing Namespaces
flush.console Flush Output to a Console
format.bibentry Bibliography Entries
format.citation Bibliography Entries
format.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
format.MethodsFunction List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
format.object_size Report the Space Allocated for an Object
format.person Persons
formatOL Format Unordered and Ordered Lists
formatUL Format Unordered and Ordered Lists

-- G --

getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
getBioCmirrors Select a Bioconductor Mirror
getClipboardFormats Read/Write to/from the Clipboard in MS Windows
getCRANmirrors Select a CRAN Mirror
getFromNamespace Utility Functions for Developing Namespaces
gethash Hash Tables (Experimental)
getIdentification Set the Window Title or the Status Bar of the RGui in Windows
getParseData Get Detailed Parse Information from Object
getParseText Get Detailed Parse Information from Object
getS3method Get an S3 Method
getSrcDirectory Source Reference Utilities
getSrcFilename Source Reference Utilities
getSrcLocation Source Reference Utilities
getSrcref Source Reference Utilities
getTxtProgressBar Text Progress Bar
getWindowsHandle Get a Windows Handle
getWindowsHandles Get handles of Windows in the MS Windows RGui
getWindowTitle Set the Window Title or the Status Bar of the RGui in Windows
getWinProgressBar Progress Bars under MS Windows
glob2rx Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression
globalVariables Declarations Used in Checking a Package

-- H --

hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
hasName Check for Name
head Return the First or Last Parts of an Object
help Documentation
help.request Send a Post to R-help
help.search Search the Help System
help.start Hypertext Documentation
history Load or Save or Display the Commands History
hsearch_db Help Search Utilities
hsearch_db_concepts Help Search Utilities
hsearch_db_keywords Help Search Utilities

-- I --

INSTALL Install Add-on Packages
install.packages Install Packages from Repositories or Local Files
installed.packages Find Installed Packages
is.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
is.relistable Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
isS3method Is 'method' the Name of an S3 Method?
isS3stdGeneric Check if a Function Acts as an S3 Generic

-- L --

length.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
limitedLabels Post-Mortem Debugging
LINK Create Executable Programs on Unix-alikes
loadhistory Load or Save or Display the Commands History
loadRconsole R for Windows Configuration
localeToCharset Select a Suitable Encoding Name from a Locale Name
ls.str List Objects and their Structure
lsf.str List Objects and their Structure

-- M --

maintainer Show Package Maintainer
make.packages.html Update HTML Package List
make.socket Create a Socket Connection
maphash Hash Tables (Experimental)
menu Menu Interaction Function
methods List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
mirror2html Managing Repository Mirrors
mirrorAdmin Managing Repository Mirrors
modifyList Recursively Modify Elements of a List

-- N --

new.packages Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
news Build and Query R or Package News Information
nsl Look up the IP Address by Hostname (on Unix-alikes)
numhash Hash Tables (Experimental)

-- O --

object.size Report the Space Allocated for an Object
old.packages Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
Ops.roman Roman Numerals
osVersion Collect Information About the Current R Session

-- P --

package.skeleton Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
packageDate Package Description
packageDescription Package Description
packageName Find Package Associated with an Environment
packageStatus Package Management Tools
packageVersion Package Description
page Invoke a Pager on an R Object
person Persons
personList Collections of Persons (Older Interface)
pico Invoke a Text Editor
print.bibentry Bibliography Entries
print.Bibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
print.browseVignettes List Vignettes in an HTML Browser
print.changedFiles Detect which Files Have Changed
print.citation Bibliography Entries
print.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
print.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
print.hsearch Search the Help System
print.Latex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
print.ls_str List Objects and their Structure
print.MethodsFunction List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
print.news_db Build and Query R or Package News Information
print.object_size Report the Space Allocated for an Object
print.packageDescription Package Description
print.packageIQR Data Sets
print.packageStatus Package Management Tools
print.person Persons
print.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
print.socket Create a Socket Connection
print.vignette View, List or Get R Source of Package Vignettes
process.events Trigger Event Handling
prompt Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
promptData Generate Outline Documentation for a Data Set
promptImport Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
promptPackage Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package

-- Q --

Question Documentation Shortcuts

-- R --

rc.settings A Completion Generator for R
rcompgen A Completion Generator for R
Rconsole R for Windows Configuration
Rdevga R for Windows Configuration
read.DIF Data Input from Spreadsheet
read.fortran Read Fixed-Format Data in a Fortran-like Style
read.fwf Read Fixed Width Format Files
read.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
read.table Data Input
readCitationFile Citing R and R Packages in Publications
readClipboard Read/Write to/from the Clipboard in MS Windows
readRegistry Read a Windows Registry Hive
recover Browsing after an Error
relist Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
remhash Hash Tables (Experimental)
REMOVE Remove Add-on Packages
remove.packages Remove Installed Packages
removeSource Remove Stored Source from a Function or Language Object
RHOME R Home Directory
Rprof Enable Profiling of R's Execution
Rprofmem Enable Profiling of R's Memory Use
Rscript Scripting Front-End for R
RShowDoc Show R Manuals and Other Documentation
RSiteSearch Search for Key Words or Phrases in Documentation
rtags An Etags-like Tagging Utility for R
Rtangle R Driver for 'Stangle'
RtangleSetup R Driver for 'Stangle'
RweaveLatex R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
RweaveLatexSetup R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
R_AVAILABLE_PACKAGES_CACHE_CONTROL_MAX_AGE List Available Packages at CRAN-like Repositories
R_BIOC_VERSION Select Package Repositories
R_INSTALL_STAGED Install Add-on Packages
R_INSTALL_TAR Install Add-on Packages
R_REPOSITORIES Select Package Repositories

-- S --

savehistory Load or Save or Display the Commands History
select.list Select Items from a List
sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
setBreakpoint Find the Location of a Line of Source Code, or Set a Breakpoint There
sethash Hash Tables (Experimental)
setRepositories Select Package Repositories
setStatusBar Set the Window Title or the Status Bar of the RGui in Windows
setTxtProgressBar Text Progress Bar
setWindowTitle Set the Window Title or the Status Bar of the RGui in Windows
setWinProgressBar Progress Bars under MS Windows
SHLIB Build Shared Object/DLL for Dynamic Loading
shortPathName Express File Paths in Short Form on Windows
sort.bibentry Bibliography Entries
stack Stack or Unstack Vectors from a Data Frame or List
Stangle Automatic Generation of Reports
str Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
str.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)
strcapture Capture String Tokens into a data.frame
strOptions Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
summary.packageStatus Package Management Tools
Summary.roman Roman Numerals
summaryRprof Summarise Output of R Sampling Profiler
suppressForeignCheck Declarations Used in Checking a Package
Sweave Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxLatex Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxNoweb Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntConv Convert Sweave Syntax

-- T --

tail Return the First or Last Parts of an Object
tar Create a Tar Archive
timestamp Load or Save or Display the Commands History
toBibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toBibtex.bibentry Bibliography Entries
toBibtex.person Persons
toLatex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toLatex.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
txtProgressBar Text Progress Bar
type.convert Convert Data to Appropriate Type
type.convert.default Convert Data to Appropriate Type
typhash Hash Tables (Experimental)

-- U --

undebugcall Debug a Call
unlist.relistable Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
unstack Stack or Unstack Vectors from a Data Frame or List
untar Extract or List Tar Archives
unzip Extract or List Zip Archives
update.packages Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
update.packageStatus Package Management Tools
upgrade Upgrade
upgrade.packageStatus Package Management Tools
url.show Display a Text URL
URLdecode Encode or Decode (partial) URLs
URLencode Encode or Decode (partial) URLs
utils The R Utils Package
utils-deprecated Deprecated Functions in Package 'utils'

-- V --

vi Invoke a Text Editor
View Invoke a Data Viewer
vignette View, List or Get R Source of Package Vignettes
vignettes View, List or Get R Source of Package Vignettes

-- W --

warnErrList Collect and Summarize Errors From List
win.version Get Windows Version
winDialog Dialog Boxes under Windows
winDialogString Dialog Boxes under Windows
winMenuAdd User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winMenuAddItem User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winMenuDel User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winMenuDelItem User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winMenuItems User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winMenuNames User Menus under MS Windows (RGui)
winProgressBar Progress Bars under MS Windows
write.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
write.table Data Output
writeClipboard Read/Write to/from the Clipboard in MS Windows
wsbrowser Browse Objects in Environment

-- X --

xedit Invoke a Text Editor
xemacs Invoke a Text Editor

-- Z --

zip Create Zip Archives

-- misc --

$.person Persons
.AtNames A Completion Generator for R
.DollarNames A Completion Generator for R
.romans Roman Numerals
.S3methods List Methods for S3 Generic Functions or Classes
? Documentation Shortcuts
?? Search the Help System
[.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
[.person Persons
[[.hashtab Hash Tables (Experimental)