The R Utils Package
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Documentation for package ‘utils’ version 4.4.2
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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z misc
| 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) |