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Documentation for package `utils' version 2.4.1

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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V W X Z misc

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utils-package The R Utils Package

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.helpForCall Documentation
.tryHelp Documentation
? Documentation

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alarm Alert the user
apropos Find Objects by (Partial) Name
argsAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
as.character.person Person Names and Contact Information
as.character.personList Person Names and Contact Information
as.person Person Names and Contact Information
as.personList Person Names and Contact Information
assignInNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
available.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories

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BATCH Batch Execution of R
browseEnv Browse Objects in Environment
browseURL Load URL into a WWW Browser
bug.report Send a Bug Report
build Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages

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capture.output Send output to a character string or file
check Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
checkCRAN Managing Repository Mirrors
choose.dir Choose a List of Files Interactively
choose.files Choose a List of Files Interactively
chooseCRANmirror Select a CRAN Mirror
CITATION Writing Package CITATION Files
citation Citing R and R Packages in Publications
citEntry Writing Package CITATION Files
citFooter Writing Package CITATION Files
citHeader Writing Package CITATION Files
clipboard Read/Write to/from the Windows Clipboard
close.socket Close a Socket
combn Generate All Combinations of n Elements, Taken m at a Time
compareVersion Compare Two Package Version Numbers
contrib.url Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
CRAN.packages Deprecated Functions in Package utils

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

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edit Invoke a Text Editor
edit.data.frame Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit.default Invoke a Text Editor
edit.matrix Edit Data Frames and Matrices
edit.vignette View or List Vignettes
emacs Invoke a Text Editor
example Run an Examples Section from the Online Help

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file.edit Edit One or More Files
Filters Choose a List of Files Interactively
find Find Objects by (Partial) Name
fix Fix an Object
fixInNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
fixup.libraries.URLs Update HTML documentation files
fixup.package.URLs Update HTML documentation files
flush.console Flush Output to A Console

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getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
getClipboardFormats Read/Write to/from the Windows Clipboard
getFromNamespace Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
getIdentification Set or get the Window Title
getS3method Get An S3 Method
getWindowsHandle Get a Windows Handle
getWindowTitle Set or get the Window Title
glob2rx Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression

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head Return the First or Last Part of an Object
help Documentation
help.search Search the Help System
help.start Hypertext Documentation
history Load or Save or Display the Commands History

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index.search Search Indices for Help Files
INSTALL Install Add-on Packages from Sources
install.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
installed.packages Find Installed Packages

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limitedLabels Browsing after an Error
link.html.help Update HTML documentation files
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

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make.packages.html Update HTML documentation files
make.search.html Update HTML documentation files
make.socket Create a Socket Connection
memory.limit Report on Memory Allocation
memory.size Report on Memory Allocation
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

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new.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
normalizePath Express File Paths in Canonical Form

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object.size Report the Space Allocated for an Object
old.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories

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package.skeleton Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
packageDescription Package Description
packageStatus Package Management Tools
page Invoke a Pager on an R Object
person Person Names and Contact Information
personList Person Names and Contact Information
pico Invoke a Text Editor
print.Bibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
print.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
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.packageDescription Package Description
print.packageIQR Data Sets
print.packageStatus Package Management Tools
print.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
print.socket Create a Socket Connection
print.vignette View or List Vignettes
prompt Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
promptData Generate a Shell for Documentation of Data Sets
promptPackage Generate a Shell for Documentation of a Package

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Rconsole R for Windows Configuration
Rdevga R for Windows Configuration
read.DIF Data Input from Spreadsheet
read.fortran Read fixed-format data
read.fwf Read Fixed Width Format Files
read.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
readCitationFile Writing Package CITATION Files
readClipboard Read/Write to/from the Windows Clipboard
readNEWS Read R's NEWS file or a Similar One
recover Browsing after an Error
REMOVE Remove Add-on Packages
remove.packages Remove Installed Packages
retracemem Trace copying of objects
Rprof Enable Profiling of R's Execution
Rprofmem Enable Profiling of R's Memory Use
RSiteSearch Search for Key Words or Phrases in the R-help Mailing List Archives or Documentation
Rtangle R Driver for Stangle
RtangleSetup R Driver for Stangle
RweaveLatex R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave
RweaveLatexSetup R/LaTeX Driver for Sweave

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savehistory Load or Save or Display the Commands History
select.list Select Items from a List
sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
setRepositories Select Package Repositories
setWindowTitle Set or get the Window Title
SHLIB Build a DLL for Dynamic Loading
shortPathName Express File Paths in Short Form
Stangle Automatic Generation of Reports
str Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
strOptions Compactly Display the Structure of an Arbitrary R Object
summary.packageStatus Package Management Tools
summaryRprof Summarise Output of R Sampling Profiler
Sweave Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxLatex Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntaxNoweb Automatic Generation of Reports
SweaveSyntConv Convert Sweave Syntax

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tail Return the First or Last Part of an Object
timestamp Load or Save or Display the Commands History
toBibtex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toBibtex.citation Citing R and R Packages in Publications
toBibtex.citationList Citing R and R Packages in Publications
toBibtex.person Person Names and Contact Information
toBibtex.personList Person Names and Contact Information
toLatex Converting R Objects to BibTeX or LaTeX
toLatex.sessionInfo Collect Information About the Current R Session
topicName Documentation
tracemem Trace copying of objects

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untracemem Trace copying of objects
update.packages Download Packages from CRAN-like repositories
update.packageStatus Package Management Tools
upgrade Package Management Tools
url.show Display a text URL
URLdecode Encode or Decode a (partial) URL
URLencode Encode or Decode a (partial) URL
utils The R Utils Package
utils-deprecated Deprecated Functions in Package utils

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vi Invoke a Text Editor
vignette View or List Vignettes

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win.version Auxiliary Functions for the Windows Port
winDialog Dialog Boxes under Windows
winDialogString Dialog Boxes under Windows
winMenuAdd User Menus under Windows
winMenuAddItem User Menus under Windows
winMenuDel User Menus under Windows
winMenuDelItem User Menus under Windows
winMenuItems User Menus under Windows
winMenuNames User Menus under Windows
write.socket Read from or Write to a Socket
writeClipboard Read/Write to/from the Windows Clipboard
wsbrowser Browse Objects in Environment

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xedit Invoke a Text Editor
xemacs Invoke a Text Editor

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zip.unpack Auxiliary Functions for the Windows Port

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[.getAnywhere Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace