[R] How to find where the source code of an R function or package is installed?

[jim holtman]

Check out:

Uwe Ligges. R Help Desk: Accessing the sources. R News, 6(4):43-45, October 2006

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering where is the source of an R function or a package is.
> For example, where is 'attributes'?
>
>> attributes
> function (obj)  .Primitive("attributes")
>
> I also do understand what .Primitive mean. Could somebody let me know
> how to locate source file in an R installation? Why typing
> 'attributes' does not give its definition?
>
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