R Programming

R PACKAGES AND HELP

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PACKAGES
 Check R Version

R.Version() provides detailed

EXAMPLE
> R.version()
information about the version
> version
of R running.
 Packages and Why?
R functions and datasets are stored in packages.
Contents of packages are available only when datasets are loaded.

Packages are required –

 To increase efficiency of memory as packages are used as and
when required
 To aid package developers, who are protected from name
clashes with other code.
 Available R Packages

# Get list of packages in the console

> available.packages()
EXAMPLES

# View list of packages in the console

> View(available.packages())

# Get summary of packages

> summary(available.packages())
 Get List of Installed R Packages
List of Packages with Row Names List of Packages without Row Names

# Get list of packages # Get list of packages

> installed.packages() > installed.packages()
EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES
# View list of packages # View list of packages
> View(installed.packages()) > View(installed.packages())

# Get summary of packages # Get summary of packages

> summary(installed.packages()) > summary(installed.packages())
 Install New R Packages

# Install single package

EXAMPLES

> install.packages(‘cluster')

# Install multiple packages

> install.packages(c("ncdf4", "RNetCDF")
 Update R Packages

EXAMPLE # Update all installed packages

> update.packages()
Load and Attach Package

# Load and attach package

> library(splines)

EXAMPLES # Load and attach package

> require(splines)

# Remove package
> detach("package:splines")
 Search Package

# Get the list of currently loaded or

attached packages
EXAMPLES > search()

# Get path of attached packages

> searchpaths()
HELP
 Help on Function
# Get offline help on machine
> help()

# Get offline help on model (Example model - glm)

EXAMPLES

> help(glm)
> ?glm

# Search function with incomplete name

> apropos("GLM")

# Search function from Internet

> RSiteSearch("GLM")
 Help on Example and Demo

# Get sample example of model (Example model - glm)

EXAMPLES

> example(glm)

# Get sample demo on model (Example model - glm and plotmath)

> demo(glm)
> demo(plotmath)
LIST AND REMOVE OBJECT
 Get List and Remove Objects

# List all objects in current # Remove individual object

workspace > x <- 1
> ls() > y <- c(1,2,3)
EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES
> rm(x)
# Removes all objects from the > rm(y)
current workspace (R memory)
> rm(list=ls()) # Remove multiple objects
> rm(x,y)
SAVE AND LOAD COMMAND
HISTORY
Save and Load Command History

# Various commands used during operations in

EXAMPLES

console can be saved and used again.

> savehistory(file = ".Rhistory")
> loadhistory(file = ".Rhistory")
Q&A