[R] Question about readLines

[David Winsemius]

On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:37 AM, romzero wrote:

>
> Can i use "readLines" to extract only the linees with a specific  
> word within?
>
> If yes, how?

Just use:

lines <- readLines( <appropriate-arguments> )
desired <- lines[grep("word", lines]


>
> Tnx for help.
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David Winsemius, MD
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