attach {base}

R Documentation

Attach Set of R Objects to Search Path

Description

A new database is attached. This means that its objects are made available to R.

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Usage

attach(what, pos = 2, name = deparse(substitute(what)))

Arguments

what	“database” to attach. Typically a data.frame.
pos	integer specifying position in search() where to attach.
name	alternative way to specify the database to be attached.

Value

The environment is returned invisibly with a "name" attribute.

See Also

library, detach, search, objects, environment.

Examples

data(women)
attach(women)
summary(height)   #- which belongs to `women'

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