cranSearch {rattle} | R Documentation |
Search keywords in the CRAN packages table for packages matching a given regular expression.
cranSearch(lookFor="", ignoreCase=TRUE, abbreviate=50, CRANPackageTable = "http://http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages")
lookFor |
the keywords to search for. |
ignoreCase |
case sensitivity is by default turned off, but it can be turned on. |
abbreviate |
the package description is by default abbreviated to the first 50 characters, but this can be adjusted or turned off. |
CRANPackageTable |
the CRAN mirror is set to the nternational one in Austria, but should be changed to your nearest. |
A data frame.
Based on post by Bill Venables to R-DownUnder - not yet with permission.