| browse.pkgs {utils} | R Documentation |
Download R packages
Description
Visual browsers for downloading R binary or source p ackages from a
repository, usually invoked from the Packages menu. browse.pkgs
shows all available packages, browse.update.pkgs shows only
installed packages with different version numbers on the repository.
Usage
browse.pkgs(where = c("CRAN", "BIOC"), type = c("binary", "source"), contriburl, global = FALSE)
browse.update.pkgs(where = c("CRAN", "BIOC"), type = c("binary", "source"), in.place = TRUE)
Arguments
where |
Browse |
type |
Type of package to download |
contriburl |
Different URL to browse. Overrides |
global |
Not implemented |
in.place |
Put the new package in the same directory as the old version |
Details
The CRAN and BIOC URLs are set in R with Aqua GUI
Preferences. Packages are install in .libPaths()[1], which is
typically ~/Library/R/library.
Value
Used for its side effects
See Also
install.binaries, install.packages, update.
connection utilities