cranSearch {rattle}R Documentation

Search keywords in the CRAN packages table.

Description

Search keywords in the CRAN packages table for packages matching a given regular expression.

Usage

cranSearch(lookFor="", ignoreCase=TRUE, abbreviate=50,
          CRANPackageTable = "http://http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages") 

Arguments

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.

Value

A data frame.

Author(s)

Based on post by Bill Venables to R-DownUnder - not yet with permission.


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