R: Detach Objects from the Search Path

detach {base}

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Detach Objects from the Search Path

Description

Detach a database, i.e., remove it from the search() patch of available R objects. Usually, this either a data.frame which has been attached or a package which was required previously.

Usage

detach(name, pos = 2)

Arguments

name

The object to detach. Defaults to search()[pos]. This can be a name or a character string but not a character vector.

pos

Index position in search() of database to detach. When name is numeric, pos = name is used.

Value

The attached database is returned invisibly, either as data.frame or as list.

Examples

require(eda)#package
detach(package:eda)
## could equally well use detach("package:eda")
## but NOT  pkg <- "package:eda"; detach(pkg)
library(mva)
detach(2)# `pos' used for `name'