# The R Utils Package

## Documentation for package ‘utils’ version 2.15.3

- DESCRIPTION file.
- Overview of user guides and package vignettes; browse directory.

## Help Pages

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
as.character.person | Persons
as.person | Persons
as.personList | Persons
as.relistable | Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
as.roman | Roman Numerals
aspell | Spell Check Interface
aspell-utils | Spell Check Utilities
aspell_package_Rd_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 a WWW 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
check | Utilities for Building and Checking Add-on Packages
checkCRAN | Managing Repository Mirrors
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
citEntry | Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
citFooter | Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
citHeader | Bibliography Entries (Older Interface)
close.socket | Close a Socket
close.txtProgressBar | Text Progress Bar
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
completion | A Completion Generator for R
contrib.url | Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories
count.fields | Count the Number of Fields per Line
CRAN.packages | Deprecated Functions in Package 'utils'
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
debugger | Post-Mortem Debugging
demo | Demonstrations of R Functionality
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 or List Vignettes
emacs | Invoke a Text Editor
example | Run an Examples Section from the Online Help

## -- F --

file.edit | Edit One or More Files
file_test | Shell-style Tests on Files
find | Find Objects by (Partial) Name
findLineNum | Find the Location of a Line of Source Code, or Set a Breakpoint There.
fix | Fix an Object
fixInNamespace | Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
flush.console | Flush Output to A Console
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
getCRANmirrors | Select a CRAN Mirror
getFromNamespace | Utility functions for Developing Namespaces
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
glob2rx | Change Wildcard or Globbing Pattern into Regular Expression
globalVariables | Declare Variables to be Treated as Global in Checking a Package

## -- H --

head | Return the First or Last Part 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

## -- I --

INSTALL | Install Add-on Packages
install.packages | Install Packages from Repositories or Local Files
installed.packages | Find Installed Packages
is.relistable | Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object

## -- L --

limitedLabels | Browsing after an Error
LINK | Create Executable Programs
loadhistory | Load or Save or Display the Commands History
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
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

## -- 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

## -- O --

object.size | Report the Space Allocated for an Object
old.packages | Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories

## -- P --

package.skeleton | Create a Skeleton for a New Source Package
packageDescription | Package Description
packageStatus | Package Management Tools
packageVersion | Package Description
page | Invoke a Pager on an R Object
person | Persons
personList | Persons
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.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.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 or List Vignettes
prompt | Produce Prototype of an R Documentation File
promptData | Generate Outline Documentation for a Data Set
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
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
read.table | Data Input
readCitationFile | Citing R and R Packages in Publications
recover | Browsing after an Error
relist | Allow Re-Listing an unlist()ed Object
REMOVE | Remove Add-on Packages
remove.packages | Remove Installed Packages
removeSource | Remove Stored Source from a Function.
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

## -- 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.
setRepositories | Select Package Repositories
setTxtProgressBar | Text Progress Bar
SHLIB | Build Shared Object/DLL for Dynamic Loading
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
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

## -- T --

tail | Return the First or Last Part 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.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 | Type Conversion on Character Variables

## -- U --

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.packageStatus | 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'

## -- V --

vi | Invoke a Text Editor
View | Invoke a Data Viewer
vignette | View or List Vignettes
vignettes | View or List Vignettes

## -- W --

write.socket | Read from or Write to a Socket
write.table | Data Output
wsbrowser | Browse Objects in Environment

## -- X --

xedit | Invoke a Text Editor
xemacs | Invoke a Text Editor

## -- Z --

zip | Create Zip archives

## -- misc --

$.person | Persons
.DollarNames | A Completion Generator for R
? | Documentation Shortcuts
?? | Search the Help System
[.getAnywhere | Retrieve an R Object, Including from a Namespace
[.person | Persons